Melbourne, Oct 3 (Ians) Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday issued a statement apologising to victims of child sexual abuse within the sport.
CA chairman Lachlan Henderson called for all state and territory cricket boards to sign up to the national redress scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
Instituted following the landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the scheme entitles victims to up to 150,000 Australian dollars in compensation at the expense of the responsible institution. Henderson said CA wanted collective action on the issue after initial hesitation to join the scheme.
“Historical child sex abuse is an appalling issue that society and many sports including cricket are grappling with. We can’t change what happened but we need to do what we can to assist victims,” said Henderson in a statement on Monday.
“On behalf of CA, I want to apologise to anyone who...
CA chairman Lachlan Henderson called for all state and territory cricket boards to sign up to the national redress scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
Instituted following the landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the scheme entitles victims to up to 150,000 Australian dollars in compensation at the expense of the responsible institution. Henderson said CA wanted collective action on the issue after initial hesitation to join the scheme.
“Historical child sex abuse is an appalling issue that society and many sports including cricket are grappling with. We can’t change what happened but we need to do what we can to assist victims,” said Henderson in a statement on Monday.
“On behalf of CA, I want to apologise to anyone who...
- 10/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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