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– John Donne

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  • Listen, learn, connect: Nelson hui for sex abuse male survivor support services

    13/06/2022
    News

    A Tairāwhiti contingent represented the region’s peer support service for male survivors of sexual abuse at the second annual Male Survivors Aotearoa hui in Nelson last week. Five members of the Tauawhi Charitable Trust, which provides governance for Te Hōkai: Male Survivors Tairāwhiti, attended the three-day hui along with MSA representatives from across the country. […]

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  • In Defence of Men

    09/06/2022
    News

    The fragile dynamic between the sexes has always been somewhat fraught. Thirty years ago, American relationship counsellor John Gray seemed to hit both a nerve and a gold mine when he managed to shift more than 15 million copies of his bestseller, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Since then, things appear to have […]

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  • Member of MSA’ Ropu Tautoko recognised in Queens Birthday honours

    08/06/2022
    News

    One man’s contribution to more than 50 years of fighting institutional racism in the judicial system have been recognised with a Queen’s Birthday honour. Dr Oliver Sutherland worked in and alongside groups like the Nelson Māori Committee, the Auckland Committee on Racism and Discrimination, and others from the 1970s onwards, fighting to bring about a […]

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  • More details revealed of extent of abuse reports against Catholic Church

    07/06/2022
    News

    More details have been revealed as part of ongoing research into the extent of reports of abuse in the Catholic Church – but survivors say it is not an accurate reflection of the abuse that happened. The continuing research is being undertaken by Te Rōpū Tautoko, the group that coordinates Catholic Church engagement with the Royal […]

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  • The Manchester Attack Support Group Programme: modelling a psychosocial response to collective trauma

    07/06/2022
    Research

    An article discussing a support group programme initiated in response to the Manchester Arena attack in 2017 as an example of a psychosocial approach to post-disaster support. Its purpose is to highlight how a bespoke psychosocial peer-based initiative can complement and enhance mental health responses following collective trauma events. It gives an overview of psychosocial […]

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  • Does Gender Affect Judges’ Perceptions of Sexual Assault Cases?

    04/05/2022
    Research

    There is growing recognition that females engage in harmful sexual behaviour that is similar in severity and type to males. Existing research, however, suggests that there is a bias towards leniency in judicial systems for female sexual offenders (FSOs) in comparison to male sexual offenders (MSOs). Specifically, FSOs receive shorter sentences than do MSOs and […]

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  • A Solitary Place: a phenomenological examination of male on-male rape and sexual abuse

    30/04/2022
    Research

    Male-on-male rape is a critically under-researched area in the sexual violence literature. This is in part due to narratives that portray sexual violence as a female-only issue, which has led to substantial gaps in the current knowledge on male-on-male survivors’ experiences. However, evidence suggests that male sexual violence is prevalent and carries significant psychological consequences […]

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  • Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Experiences of Men Survivors in India

    24/04/2022
    Research

    Sexual abuse of boy children is a significant but under-acknowledged and under-addressed problem globally. The worldwide prevalence of sexual abuse of boys is estimated to be 3–17 per cent (Barth et al., 2013). In India, Ministry of Women and Child Development (2007) conducted a large-scale national study of children aged five to eighteen years and found that 52.94 […]

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  • Acceptability of Peer Support for People With Schizophrenia in Chennai, India: A Cross Sectional Study Amongst People With Lived Experience, Caregivers, and Mental Health Professionals

    05/04/2022
    Research

    Establishing structured peer support in mental health, particularly for people with schizophrenia, as a psychosocial intervention is early in low and middle-income countries like India. Before implementing and understanding the effectiveness of peer support service and which mode of peer support delivery will be suitable for our culture, our study aimed to understand if peer […]

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  • What Makes Intentional Unidirectional Peer Support for Homeless People Work? An Exploratory Analysis Based on Clients’ and Peer Workers’ Perceptions

    02/04/2022
    Research

    Homeless people are increasingly supported by peer workers in one-on-one mentorship relations, called intentional unidirectional peer support (IUPS). Intentional unidirectional peer support refers to “a formalized mentorship type of peer intervention where the peer is clearly more advanced and is mentoring the client in an organized fashion” (Barker et al., 2020). Research investigating the effectiveness […]

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  • The Best of Both Worlds”: Experiences of young people attending groups co-facilitated by peer workers and clinicians in a youth mental health service

    02/04/2022
    Research

    Peer Support is an emerging discipline within mental health services (Slade et al., 2014), providing opportunities for positive role modelling and peer influence (Faulkner & Basset, 2012). The embodiment of recovery by peer workers disrupts for service users the “chronicity of their patient role” (p. 884) reinforced by models of care focusing on symptom reduction and illness […]

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  • Traumatic, long path to change

    26/03/2022
    News

    For five long years, survivors of abuse at the hands of Dunedin clergy have waited to see if a reminder of the city’s dark past would be removed. The news that they had succeeded was greeted with relief, but the handling of the investigation into Bishop John Kavanagh has come under fire. PIJF reporter Daisy […]

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Waihi dad shares story of sexual violence with other Bay survivors

MSA
13/12/2022

Thirty years on from the first time he was raped, Sam Troth regularly wakes up at night crying…

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Sexual violence against males common, but still taboo says survivor

MSA
30/10/2022

The journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga is long – almost three million steps – but the road…

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Homeless ‘experts’ – the homeless – to help funnel funds into what works

MSA
06/10/2022

When it comes to helping the homeless, often the agencies get together and put in place what they think…

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Male sexual abuse survivors share their stories in new exhibition

MSA
14/09/2022

A group of 28 men have come forward to share their stories of sexual abuse in order to…

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The shocking scale and impact of decades of abuse by multiple Marist Brothers and Fathers

MSA
06/08/2022

A series of stories has revealed the shocking scale and enduring impact of decades of sexual abuse by…

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Palmerston North exhibition ‘path to healing’ for sexual abuse victim

MSA
12/07/2022

Artistic fragments of a childhood filled with trauma and frequent sexual abuse are on display at Square Edge…

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How Marists avoided large victim payouts, despite huge wealth

MSA
03/07/2022

The Marist Brothers and Fathers have educated prime ministers, judges, cardinals and All Blacks at their prestigious Catholic…

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A harrowing result of a year-long probe into what extent evidence of child abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses was ignored and covered-up

MSA
02/07/2022

Call Bethel: The Telegraph’s investigative team delivers a powerful podcast. A five-part series from The Telegraph’s award-winning investigative team…

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A secret world of power, abuse and cover-ups in New Zealand schools

MSA
02/07/2022

The Marist Brothers and Fathers have educated prime ministers, judges, cardinals and All Blacks at their Catholic high…

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‘We have let down the communities’ – Oranga Tamariki

MSA
26/06/2022

Poor financial management of sexual violence services has forced Oranga Tamariki to take the “additional measure” of reviewing…

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Listen, learn, connect: Nelson hui for sex abuse male survivor support services

MSA
13/06/2022

A Tairāwhiti contingent represented the region’s peer support service for male survivors of sexual abuse at the second…

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In Defence of Men

MSA
09/06/2022

The fragile dynamic between the sexes has always been somewhat fraught. Thirty years ago, American relationship counsellor John…

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Member of MSA’ Ropu Tautoko recognised in Queens Birthday honours

MSA
08/06/2022

One man’s contribution to more than 50 years of fighting institutional racism in the judicial system have been…

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More details revealed of extent of abuse reports against Catholic Church

MSA
07/06/2022

More details have been revealed as part of ongoing research into the extent of reports of abuse in…

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Traumatic, long path to change

MSA
26/03/2022

For five long years, survivors of abuse at the hands of Dunedin clergy have waited to see if…

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One in six Australian university students say they have been sexually harassed. How can this be stopped?

MSA
24/03/2022

Australian university students have shared harrowing stories of sexual harassment and assault in a damning new report that…

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Kavanagh College to be renamed

MSA
20/03/2022

Dunedin’s Kavanagh College will be renamed after an investigation found its namesake failed to take appropriate action over…

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Abuse in care: Māori survivors faced ‘significant racism, torture’

MSA
19/03/2022

Māori survivors of abuse in care want urgent change to Aotearoa’s care and protection system, which has seen…

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Embracing Māoritanga helping state care abuse survivors heal

MSA
12/03/2022

Māori abused in state care have spoken about the violent environments they were placed in as children, and…

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Marylands School abuse: How a tiny religious order in Christchurch became an outsized scandal

MSA
22/02/2022

Abuse of children at Marylands School in Christchurch was so rife it was described as a state-supported, church-run…

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Church fixer’s damning revelations: 21 out of 23 St John of God brothers faced allegations of physical or sexual abuse

MSA
14/02/2022

Damning revelations from a former church fixer reveals that almost all St John of God Catholic brothers faced…

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Abuse ‘disproportionate’

MSA
07/02/2022

Dunedin victims of church abuse were likely to number even more than those shown in national figures released…

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Catholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of abuse, with Cardinal describing findings as ‘horrifying’

MSA
03/02/2022

As many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according…

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Corrections criticised on sex assaults in prison

MSA
25/01/2022

Corrections staff who are victims of sexual assault in prison are not being treated sensitively or offered adequate…

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Government reveals 25-year plan to tackle family and sexual violence

MSA
20/12/2021

A 25-year plan to tackle the amount of violence in New Zealand homes is being unveiled by the…

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‘Why didn’t you scream?’: Child sex abuse complainants face victim blaming, badgering in court

MSA
12/12/2021

Children in sex assault trials are blamed for their own abuse, criticised for keeping secrets and repeatedly accused…

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Charges against former Lake Alice staff member ‘better than nothing’ says survivor

MSA
12/12/2021

It finally feels as though Lake Alice survivors are being listened to after a former staff member was…

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Tauranga exhibition’s new approach on Lake Alice abuse

MSA
12/12/2021

The Moral Drift is the name of an exhibition that is on at the Tauranga Art Gallery until…

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The impossible task: How New Zealand plans to tackle violence without maligning men

MSA
08/12/2021

A new strategy aims to eliminate family and sexual violence without even using the word “perpetrator”. Will a…

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Survivors call for new Government entity to hear allegations of institutional child abuse

MSA
17/11/2021

John’s* life has been blighted by the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his Catholic school…

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Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking

MSA
12/11/2021

In Kansas City, six men who were sexually abused by Catholic priests as children collaborate with a film…

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Linda Clark to head ACC client information and privacy review

MSA
10/11/2021

An independent review into the access and use of client information within ACC will be led by prominent…

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Check which ACC staff have accessed your file, abuse survivors urged

MSA
10/11/2021

There is a widespread and systematic problem of ACC staff having inappropriate access to the files of sexual…

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How Dilworth School could start to atone for its dark past

MSA
10/10/2021

OPINION: Never look a gift horse in the mouth. That’s the first phrase that sprang to mind when Dilworth…

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Catholic church calls in Vatican to investigate sexting priest case

MSA
10/10/2021

The head of the New Zealand Catholic church has asked the Vatican for permission to launch an investigation…

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ACC to spend $44.9 million on sexual violence prevention

MSA
04/10/2021

ACC is spending nearly 45 million dollars on a bid to prevent sexual violence, including $11.7 million for…

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Catholic church knew of previous complaint against teen-grooming priest

MSA
03/10/2021

A priest convicted of grooming a teenage girl to send him nude photos was the subject of a…

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Laptop with thousands of child exploitation images found on rubbish dump

MSA
28/09/2021

Thousands of child exploitation images, including images of children as young as two being raped and tortured, were…

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NZ, Canada join forces in fight against online child sexual abuse material

MSA
28/09/2021

A web-crawling software will be used in New Zealand with the aim of detecting and removing child sex…

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Oranga Tamariki facility: Report detailed use of restraints at residence months before closure

MSA
16/08/2021

Oranga Tamariki was warned about restraints at a Christchurch care and protection residence months before it was finally…

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Local Media Coverage for MSBoP

MSA
29/07/2021

A new Bay of Plenty organisation is offering support to men who have been victims of sexual violence.…

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‘Failed by the system’: Indecent assault victim hits out after offenders avoid conviction

MSA
27/07/2021

WARNING: This article references indecent assault and suicide. A Wellington man says his life has been destroyed by…

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Survivors rejected: advocate

MSA
25/07/2021

Southern survivors of sexual abuse are being turned away for important support at an alarming rate, leaving them…

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New shelter for men escaping DV opens in QLD

MSA
20/07/2021

Sheltered By Grace is a non-government funded Charity which is an accredited, level 3 Support Accommodation service based…

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Lake Alice and the legacy of abuse in state care on Māori

MSA
06/07/2021

Advocates now calling for the Crown to do more to redress this collective loss to hapū from our “stolen…

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NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships claims abusive heterosexual women don’t control their partners except in rare cases

MSA
05/07/2021

The NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships published its report this week. The report contains the following sickeningly…

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US Boy Scouts reach $1.2 billion deal over sexual abuse cases

MSA
03/07/2021

The Boy Scouts of America have reached a US$850 million (NZ$1.2 billion) agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000…

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Oranga Tamariki to shut Te Oranga facility after leaked video of child assault

MSA
02/07/2021

The Oranga Tamariki care and protection residence in Christchurch where a young person was reportedly tackled and held…

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Canada discovers 751 unmarked graves at residential school

MSA
25/06/2021

A First Nation in Canada’s Saskatchewan province is treating a now-defunct residential school as a “crime scene” following…

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Abuse in Care inquiry: Children given electric shocks lasting four minutes

MSA
16/06/2021

People who were given electric shock treatment as a punishment while in the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in…

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Abuse, torture and a deep state campaign of denial

MSA
01/06/2021

It is well established that children were physically and sexually abused in state care in New Zealand over…

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Abuse In Childhood Raises Your Odds Of Facing Violence Later: University Of Auckland Study

MSA
31/05/2021

Was your mother or stepmother ever slapped, hit, kicked, punched or beaten up? Did you live with anyone…

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Engagement on National Strategy and Action Plans to eliminate family violence and sexual violence launched

MSA
31/05/2021

The government is inviting feedback from tangata whenua, victim-survivors, communities throughout the country, service providers and individuals. The…

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Supporting young men who are affected by suicide

MSA
18/05/2021

People cope with grief in different ways, and the same holds true following a suicide. Many people will…

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Place for men to open up and talk about sexual trauma

MSA
17/05/2021

A SPACE for male survivors of sexual violence has opened up in the heart of Tairawhiti. The official…

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Family Court Legislation Bill Submission

MSA
14/05/2021

Male Survivors Bay of Plenty has joined through TOAH-NNEST Tauiwi Caucus network working group, for the Family Court…

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Royal Commission hears of murder after state care violence

MSA
03/05/2021

The Royal Commission into abuse in state and faith-based care has today heard from a man so affected…

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3 Things “Leaving Neverland” Reveals about Male Childhood Sexual Abuse

MSA
19/04/2021

As a therapist who works primarily with male survivors of sexual abuse, I am grateful for the conversations that Leaving Neverland has sparked. As a society, we have still yet to fully understand or recognise how boys and men experience sexual assault and/or abuse.

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Saying sorry not enough

MSA
16/04/2021

A day late and a dollar short. That was the phrase used by Dr Tom Doyle, a non-practising…

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‘It’s time’: Support group for male sex abuse survivors plans move into Blenheim

MSA
02/04/2021

A support and advocacy group for men who have experienced sexual abuse is looking to open a space…

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Apology by Catholic Church ‘shallow’

MSA
01/04/2021

Cardinal John Dew described the abuse as unacceptable and indefensible, and said the church was deeply sorry. Photo:…

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Whare Haumanu homeless hub set to open by winter

MSA
31/03/2021

Work on a day shelter for Nelson’s homeless, Whare Haumanu, is progressing with an anticipated opening in May ahead of…

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Faith based survivor advocates report to Commission

MSA
26/03/2021

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Abuse in Care: Church’s dedicated phone line not connected

MSA
25/03/2021

The head of Auckland’s Anglican Church says he is “highly embarrassed” after it was pointed out to him…

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Salvation Army apologises for historic abuse and its ‘harsh’ response to victims

MSA
24/03/2021

The Salvation Army has apologised for the historical abuse of people in its care. The army gave evidence…

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Child sexual abuse victims re-traumatised in their fight for justice

MSA
08/03/2021

Thousands of New Zealanders were sexually abused as children in state care and faith-based institutions, but will never…

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‘Like nothing else on earth’ – abused teen’s time at Rangipo

MSA
17/02/2021

A man who came through state care in foster homes, a boys’ home, corrective training and eventually prison,…

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Paedophile who posed as girls online sentenced for 96 child sex abuse offences

MSA
16/02/2021

A prolific paedophile who posed as girls online to get young boys to send him indecent images of…

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Rosmini College abuse: Terminal man still waiting to find out if abuser will be extradited as the number of victims grows

MSA
15/02/2021

The number of boys who say they were sexually abused by a former Rosmini College teacher has increased…

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Sexual abuse survivor delivers powerful speech as she collects Australian of the Year award

MSA
29/01/2021

Empowering sexual assault survivors and highlighting the importance of education as prevention is set to be the focus…

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Survivors’ group plead for churches to ‘come out and join the call’

MSA
29/01/2021

A group representing some survivors of abuse in faith-based care wants churches to come out and support the…

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Support group for male sexual abuse survivors set up in Taranaki

MSA
13/01/2021

Mike Subritzky is a team of one committed to helping heal the unknown number of male sexual assault…

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Police say they’ve identified over 80 new sexual assault victims at Dilworth School

MSA
12/01/2021

Police investigating historical sexual offending allegations at Dilworth School in Auckland have identified over 80 additional accusers. An…

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Scout leader facing multiple charges may have other victims

MSA
11/01/2021

Police say a former Scout leader charged with historical sexual offences involving children over 40 years may have…

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Former Dunedin teacher’s ‘enormous breach of trust’

MSA
21/12/2020

A former school teacher has been sentenced over a historic indecent assault. Former Otago Boys’ High School maths…

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Reliving abuse at Dilworth: ‘I was conditioned not to say anything’

MSA
18/12/2020

Historical abuse suffered at the hands of some fellow students and staff at Dilworth School have been outlined…

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Former Christ’s College student recounts fearing for life during sexual assault

MSA
17/12/2020

A former Christ’s College student sexually assaulted and abused by other students in the 1970s says it was…

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Abuse in Care Inquiry: ‘I was ashamed and felt totally trapped’

MSA
16/12/2020

A man has presented a harrowing testimony of being terrified as a boy for every day of school…

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Marist Brother continued teaching despite known history of sexual abuse over decades

MSA
15/12/2020

Evidence has revealed that the Marist Brothers knew one of their members was offending against children over decades,…

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Catholic Church has ‘no understanding about trauma and sexual abuse’ – victim

MSA
14/12/2020

Witnesses at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission have recounted gruelling memories of being abused while in the…

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Abused as a boy, man calls for independent investigation

MSA
11/12/2020

A man who suffered horrific sexual abuse at two Dunedin schools says an independent body should be established…

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Abuse victim tells Royal Commission ‘boys at boarding schools are at risk’

MSA
10/12/2020

A man abused while at a Catholic boarding school in the early 1950s says he is not convinced…

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Abuse hearing: Catholic Church told sexual abuse victim that abuse was not criminal, offered him $5000

MSA
09/12/2020

A former Catholic boarding school student who was abused by a priest says the Catholic Church repeatedly tried…

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Upper Hutt sexual abuse victim says abuser was quietly moved to South Island school

MSA
08/12/2020

A former Catholic boarding school student who was abused by senior staff says one of them was quietly…

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Catholic Church abuse survivors describe ‘horrific’ experiences, trauma to Royal Commission

MSA
07/12/2020

Survivors of abuse at the hands of Catholic clergymen have spoken of their shame, trauma and the struggle…

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Royal Commission told Catholic Church needs to stop honouring paedophiles

MSA
04/12/2020

A man who was sexually abused as a boy at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream only ever wanted the…

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Abuse survivor pleads with public to wake up to child abuse

MSA
03/12/2020

A man who was in both faith-based and state care wants the public to wake up to historical…

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Survivors group calls for independent authority to redress abuse claims

MSA
01/12/2020

A group representing survivors of abuse while in faith-based care believes victims could die before there is any…

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Abuse in Care: Catholic Church loses bid to keep names of abusers secret

MSA
29/11/2020

The Catholic Church has lost its bid to keep the identities of perpetrators and those accused of covering…

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Survivors prepare for Abuse in Care redress hearings

MSA
29/11/2020

The chair of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, Judge Coral Shaw, today declined all but one…

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A 15-year-old boy says a man picked him up from school, drove him to “the middle of nowhere” and tried to have sex with him.

MSA
09/11/2020

Teacher Edwin John Downing is on trial at the High Court in Auckland. He has denied 13 charges,…

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The impacts of child sexual abuse: A rapid evidence assessment

MSA
09/11/2020

Research reviewed as part of a rapid evidence assessment shows that being a victim and survivor of CSA…

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Service centre for homeless to open next year after ‘whirlwind’ Rotary effort

MSA
06/11/2020

A new hub for Nelson’s homeless is expected to be up and running in a few months. The…

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My Journey to Loving Myself Following Sexual Abuse

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28/10/2020

Sam Thinks details their journey to self-love following sexual abuse during childhood. They share what they have learnt…

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Australian police dismantle paedophile ring as 40 charged and 16 children removed from harm

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23/10/2020

Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged 44 men and removed 16 children from harm after investigators dismantled a…

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Defending state abuse: Follow the money

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20/10/2020

The cost to the Crown of fighting claims by victims of abuse in state care is finally revealed…

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Abuse, torture and a deep state campaign of denial

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15/10/2020

t is well established that children were physically and sexually abused in state care in New Zealand over…

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Uni promises ‘rigorous’ inquiries into abuse allegation levelled at famed composer

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08/10/2020

Allegations of sexual assault and grooming have been raised by former students against famed Kiwi composer, the late…

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Stunning claim – cardinal ‘paid’ witnesses to convict George Pell using Vatican funds

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06/10/2020

Senior Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is suspected of paying A$1.14 million from Vatican funds to witnesses, to…

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Church’s legal defence ‘dismantled’ after sex abuse pay-off thrown out

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01/10/2020

Hundreds of sexual abuse victims who received meagre sums of money from the Catholic Church in exchange for…

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