‘I was never safe or felt safe in or around the church’

almost 2 years in Otago Daily Times

Presbyterian Support Otago sits in the shadow of the First Church of Otago in Moray Pl. The Presbyterian Church says it is not responsible for the abuse that happened under the support organisation’s watch. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

After surviving 10 years of hell, Anna* held on to hope her perpetrators would finally atone for the sins of the past.  Tim Scott investigates how the Presbyterian Church’s redress retraumatised Anna, convincing her it is washing its hands of accountability.

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