Inquiry publishes 50 accounts of child sexual abuse shared with the Truth Project

Fifty accounts of child sexual abuse and institutional failure have been published today (June 25) by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

The experiences were shared with the Inquiry’s Truth Project which has heard from over 1,000 victims and survivors. Early insights show these people came from all walks of life; the youngest participant was 21 and the oldest 95.

The experiences describe sexual abuse perpetrated by adults from a variety of backgrounds.  Just under a quarter of victims and survivors reported sexual abuse by teaching or educational staff; 12 per cent were abused by other professionals including medical practitioners and social workers, and nine per cent  were abused by residential care workers.

Read the full Anonymised Summaries report on our website.