Salvation Army

The High Court today has delivered a catastrophic blow to all victims of childhood sexual abuse by religious clergy, brethren, and volunteers such as Scouts Australia and Surf Lifesaving clubs.

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 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.

The Bayswater Boys Home, operated by The Salvation Army in Victoria was a known hunting ground for notorious child abuser Captain Arthur Clee in the 1970s.

Captain Lawrence Wilson was identified as one of the most egregious offenders of child sexual and physical abuse within the Salvation Army institutions in Australia.

Koffels Solicitors and Barristers are reaching out to anyone who attended the Bayswater Boys Home in The Basin, Bayswater, Victoria, between 1970 and 1975. We are also seeking information about a Salvation Army staff member known as “Big Harry.”

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