Photo / 123rfA man who suffered horrific sexual abuse at two Dunedin schools says an independent body should be established to investigate church abuse cases. The man, named only as Marc, presented his evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care via video conference from Australia yesterday. He named four perpetrators — Br Desmond Fay, Br Vincent Sullivan, Ian Thompson and a local parish priest. The physical and sexual abuse began at St Edmund's, where he alleged he was abused by Br Fay and school principal Br Sullivan. Instead, he wanted an independent body, which had judicial powers, to be established to investigate allegations of faith-based abuse.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 03, 2020 19:36 UTC