Historical Child Sexual Abuse

For many Australians, sports and outdoor activity clubs are places of growth and camaraderie. Unfortunately, for some, these environments have also been sites of abuse.

Major Colin Haggar, a former senior officer in the Salvation Army, has been accused of committing serious acts of child sexual abuse during his time working with vulnerable children.

The Passionist Order, also known as the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, has been embroiled in serious abuse allegations in Australia. Key figures within the order, such as Father Daniel Lyne and Brother Vincent Crawford, have been implicated in numerous cases of sexual abuse spanning several decades.

The Riverview Home for Boys, run by The Salvation Army in Queensland, harboured abusers like Lawrence Wilson and Lieutenant Spratt, two of Australia’s most notorious paedophiles.

Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre, also known as Reiby Training School, has frequently been involved with institutional child sexual abuse allegations and charges.

The two most notorious schools in the Archdiocese of Ballarat were St Alipius Primary School and St Patrick’s College and the 4 worst child abusers who worked under their auspices were Ridsdale, Best, Dowlan and Ryan

St Pius X College in Chatswood, a prominent Sydney educational institution, has been linked to serious allegations of historical institutional child abuse involving two specific individuals: Brother Christopher Rafferty and Father Roger Michael Bellemore.

Stephen McLaughlin’s history of child sexual abuse at Highlands Christian College in Toowoomba and other institutions and settings.

Laurence Leonard was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault against a 12-year-old student at St Ignatius Riverview in the mid-1970s.