Article printed in the Sydney Morning Herald 10/3/15
The vast majority of child sexual abuse occurring in Australian foster homes and residential care facilities is perpetrated by other children, not the adults looking after them, the royal commission has heard.
Link: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/children-the-main-perpetrators-of-sex-abuse-in-outofhome-care-royal-commission-told-20150310-13zujz.html
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