IT has been claimed that victims of Haut de la Garenne are afraid that the Island’s authorities will prevent the police from investigating historical child abuse properly.
After lengthy and emotional meetings with the survivors of children’s homes in the Island, Mick Waters, the founder and chairman of Survivors of Child Abuse, has said that many of the alleged victims ‘fear authority’ and want an opportunity to tell their stories.
Mr Waters (64), pictured, a survivor of the notorious Artane Industrial Boys School in Ireland, who claims to have suffered mistreatment and abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers, is also urging the people of Jersey to offer support and to listen to the sufferers. And he believes that a public apology is needed to help Jersey address its child abuse scandal.
Article posted on 19th August, 2008 - 3.00pm
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