Senior Australian military officers have been accused of widespread physical abuse and sexual assault dating back to the 1950s in a damning report, that has led to accusations of a cover-up and calls for a public inquiry.
The confidential report, commissioned by the government, outlines more than 700 complaints of brutal assaults of children as young as 13 and says paedophiles may have joined the forces to prey on young recruits.
It says senior officers, some of whom may still be serving, were involved in sexual abuse, bullying, harassment and intimidation – and that many of the victims later became perpetrators.
"During the years from the 1950s through to the early 1980s, the ADF and successive Australian governments failed to put in place adequate protections to take into account the special needs and vulnerability of boys of 13, 14, 15 and 16 years of age to protect them," it says. Full story...
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The confidential report, commissioned by the government, outlines more than 700 complaints of brutal assaults of children as young as 13 and says paedophiles may have joined the forces to prey on young recruits.
It says senior officers, some of whom may still be serving, were involved in sexual abuse, bullying, harassment and intimidation – and that many of the victims later became perpetrators.
"During the years from the 1950s through to the early 1980s, the ADF and successive Australian governments failed to put in place adequate protections to take into account the special needs and vulnerability of boys of 13, 14, 15 and 16 years of age to protect them," it says. Full story...
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