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Recent Posts
- Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress) March 20, 2015
- David Shoebridge’s 3-Point Reform Package for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Or: Tear Down Those Walls) March 19, 2015
- Australian Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson Charged (Or: Touchdown!) March 17, 2015
- Bilgrimage Article on a US Inquiry into Child Abuse November 4, 2014
- Victims and Lawyers (Or: He Who Pays the Piper …) September 9, 2014
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Tag Archives: Young Men’s Christian Association
The Organizational Culture (Or: My Organisation – Right or Wrong)
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse has completed its second “case study” – the YMCA and Jonathan Lord (see previous postings). The enquiry focused on how he managed to slip past the YMCA’s filter for … Continue reading
Wrapping Up The Lord Case Study (Or: Learning From the Masters)
Image: Catholic Education PR man, Mark Rix, with his mother, at a school function (Image Source: Catholic Education Office) They’re no fools, these officials of the YMCA (formerly known as the Young Men’s Christian Association). When they found they had … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic Education Office, George Pell, grooming, James Ellender, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Mark Rix, Phillip Hare, Public Relations Crisis Management, YMCA, Young Men’s Christian Association
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What The Sacked Staff Said (Or: Shut The Hell Up)
The former YMCA Child Protection and Compliance Manager, Catharine Clements, has given evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Ms. Clements was dismissed from her position last year, after only four months in the job, … Continue reading
What The Police Said (Or: We Did The Best We Could)
In previous evidence, on the Jonathan Lord case (see previous posting), at the second “case study” hearing by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, there were inconsistencies between that given by the YMCA and the New … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, confidentiality agreements, Detective Senior Sergeant Baker, Detective Senior Sergeant Glyn Baker, Detective Sergeant Stacey Maloney, Detective Superintendent Maria Rustja, Glyn Baker, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Maria Rustja, New South Wales state police service, YMCA, Young Men’s Christian Association
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What Camp America Said (Or: Red Flags In The Cabin)
Jonathan Lord went to the U.S. under the Camp America scheme whereby young Australians work in the Summer Camp system there for a short time. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard that Lord, convicted … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Camp America, Caringbah YMCA Sydney, Erin Turner, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Phillip Hare, YMCA, YMCA Camp Silver Beach Jamesville Virginia, Young Men’s Christian Association
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What the Parents Said (Or: We’re Not Just Stirrers)
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, at its “case study” hearings on YMCA child-care worker, Jonathan Lord, has heard evidence from parents of children abused by him. The grooming process used by Lord was revealed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Gregory Sirtes, grooming, Hurstville Police station, John Agius, John Agius SC, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Liam Whitley, New South Wales state department of community services, Phillip Hare, Senior Constable Leanne Kelly, YMCA, Young Men’s Christian Association
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The YMCA Defence (Or: He Fooled Us All)
The YMCA is only a small player in the child care industry in Australia. About 1 million children are in such care. The YMCA, in NSW caters for about 11,000 children at about 100 centres, and employs about 500 staff, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church’s North Coast Children’s Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Catholic Church, child care industry, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Gail Furness, Gregory Sirtes, Gregory Sirtes SC, Janette Dines, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Phillip Hare, YMCA, Young Men’s Christian Association
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The Second Case Study (Or: Tell Us Something We Don’t Already Know)
The second round of hearings by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has begun at its Sydney headquarters. It continues to take a “case study” approach whereby a single, well-documented case, which has been through … Continue reading
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Tagged (Australian New South Wales Government) Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Ne, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, grooming, Jonathan Lord, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, New South Wales Inquiry, NSW Inquiry, summer camps, Victorian Inquiry, YMCA, Young Men’s Christian Association
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What the YMCA Didn’t Do (Or: What Went Wrong, This Time?)
The second “case study” by the Royal Commission will cover Jonathan Lord, a YMCA childcare worker (see yesterday’s posting). The focus will be on the checks made by that organization on Lord’s suitability for the position, and police responses to … Continue reading
