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Allegations
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Anton Roest's budget
psychology is as far astray as his understanding of the issues surrounding
Salvation Army abuse. Many complaints have
been made over the decades to every government organisation he could think
of. Some complaints have even gone to the UN. My report to the Hamilton
police station some years ago did not get beyond the front desk and was not
even written on the blotter. Currently there is a
limited government inquiry into the Salvation Army's treatment of state
wards. Those of us who had our accommodation paid for by parents or other
family members make up the overwhelming majority of complainants. We are
excluded. Our evidence will not be heard. It is regrettable that
Mr Roest and others may be made to feel uncomfortable by my letters but this
is the only forum available in which to raise the concerns of a large number
of people. It is not my fault that press releases from the spokesperson of
Salvation Army Abuse Survivors do not appear in print outside of Wellington. It is the Salvation
Army itself which has cast suspicion on its officers by sheltering among them
the rotten ones. They are currently
directing complainants towards an insurance company for some reason. The last
letter I received from them said there was nothing they could do for me. |
