by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Feb 5, 2021 | News
The number of boys who say they were sexually abused by a former Rosmini College teacher has increased to at least 12 – but a decision on whether or not to extradite him is yet to be made.
Brother William Jackson, who went on to become a priest, was a music teacher at the Auckland school during the late 1960s and early 1970s before being sent back to England following allegations he was sexually abusing boys during singing lessons.
He is now living in a retirement village for Rosminian priests in Surrey.
Numerous men have come forward saying they too were abused after Jackson’s abuse was revealed by the Herald last year, one of whom has already reached out to police and a further two who are considering laying complaints.
Two other men have contacted the Catholic Church’s National Office for Professional Standards to begin a formal complaints process.
Published in NZ Herald
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Jan 27, 2021 | News
The 26-year-old from Tasmania was awarded the honour last night, having already been named the Apple Isle’s Australian of the Year.
Ms Tame was awarded for her tireless advocacy for sexual assault survivors, resulting in the overturning of Tasmanian laws preventing survivors from speaking out.
Published in TV NZ
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Jan 25, 2021 | News
A group representing some survivors of abuse in faith-based care wants churches to come out and support the call for the setting up of an independent body to deal with all complaints of abuse.
Published in Radio New Zealand
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Jan 24, 2021 | News
Recent research shows integration of education in group therapy has benefits for survivors. Although this research references therapy led (psycho-educational) groups, these educational benefits can also be made available to survivors participating in peer support groups.
Wilkerson, Alexis L.. “A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychoeducational Groups for the Treatment of Psychopathology Resulting from Child Sexual Abuse” (2020). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, Counseling and Human Services, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/f7dy-xx17
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By Alexis Lynnette Wilkerson
Old Dominion University
by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Jan 24, 2021 | News
A victim who will be awarded $2.45 million in compensation for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a Catholic priest has spoken out about the “severe” impact the abuse continues to have on his life.
Warning: This story deals with child abuse and rape.
Published in ABC News
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Jan 5, 2021 | News
Male rape remains largely obscure in communication discourses; on rare occasions it suffers juxtaposition against its much-publicised counterpart, female rape. Yet victims of male rape too suffer various physical, sexual, emotional and mental health risks, as well as lack of much-needed support systems.
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Authors: Dr Karabo Sitto, Prof. Elizabeth Lubinga
December 2020
by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 27, 2020 | News
Victims of sexual abuse face unique emotional challenges. Among them, the male survivors of sexual assault have largely been neglected in the literature, being traditionally considered “against the norm” and symbolic of reduced masculinity.
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Authors: Sarbopriya Das1, Soma Pramanik1, Deepshikha Ray1, Debanjan Banerjee
2020
by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 27, 2020 | News
Mike Subritzky is a team of one committed to helping heal the unknown number of male sexual assault survivors in Taranaki.
Subritzky, a trained counsellor with a background in chaplaincy, runs Male Survivors Taranaki which falls under the national body Male Survivors Aotearoa.
He says statistics show 1 in 6 men have been sexually abused but it’s hard to know exact statistics as for many men it’s their darkest secret, and they never come forward.
Published in Stuff
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 22, 2020 | News
Police investigating historical sexual offending allegations at Dilworth School in Auckland have identified over 80 additional accusers.
Published in TVNZ
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 19, 2020 | From the Chairmain's Desk, News
Phillip Chapman, MSA Chair
“If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your own path.”
Buddah
Kia ora koutou.
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 19, 2020 | News
Police say a former Scout leader charged with historical sexual offences involving children over 40 years may have had other victims.
Published in Radio New Zealand
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 19, 2020 | News
A former school teacher has been sentenced over a historic indecent assault.
Former Otago Boys’ High School maths teacher David Russell Bond, 69, appeared for sentencing before Judge Michael Turner in the Dunedin District Court on Thursday on a charge of indecent assault.
His lawyer, Anne Stevens QC, said her client was no longer a teacher, and no longer had contact with any young people, nor lived in Dunedin.
The offending, which dates between 1997 and 1999, was only in a school environment, she said, and any risk factor had been removed by his retirement from teaching some seven years ago.
Published in Stuff
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Public Inquiry
Hon Chris Hipkins
Minister for the Public Service
An interim report by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, released today, is a deeply moving record of the State’s past failings in looking after citizens in its care, Minister for the Public Service Chris Hipkins says.
“I welcome this interim report, and I acknowledge the courage and determination of survivors who relived their painful experiences with the Royal Commission,” Chris Hipkins said.
To view or download the report, see this post.
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Public Inquiry
Today (17 December 2020) the Government is releasing Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā – the Interim report of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission. We are pleased to provide you with a pdf version of the report in advance of the 3pm public release, at which time it will be published on our website, www.abuseincare.org.nz in various formats including an html version.
The report is authored by the Commissioners, and its presentation to the Government by (or before) 28 December 2020 is a requirement of the terms of reference of the Royal Commission.
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 7, 2020 | News, Public Inquiry
Historical abuse suffered at the hands of some fellow students and staff at Dilworth School have been outlined to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.
Neil Harding, who is 55, went to the Anglican boarding school in Auckland in 1977.
A number of men are before the courts charged with indecent assault relating to historical abuse at the school.
Published in Radio New Zealand
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by Male Survivors Aotearoa | Dec 7, 2020 | News, Public Inquiry
A former Christ’s College student sexually assaulted and abused by other students in the 1970s says it was “systematic deliberate abuse” designed to shame him.
Jim Goodwin attended the Christchurch school as a boarder from 1970 to 1974 and told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care in Auckland on Monday about the assault by other students that left him fearing for his life.
Published in Stuff
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