Editing The Salvation Army (section)

===Australian sex abuse cases===
{{see also|Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse#Salvation Army}}
From the 1940s to the 1980s the Salvation Army in Australia sheltered approximately 30,000 children. In 2006 the Australian division of the Salvation Army acknowledged that [[sexual abuse]] may have occurred during this time and issued an apology. In it, the Army explicitly rejected a claim, made by a party unnamed in the apology, that there were as many as 500 potential claimants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/media/statements/2006_child_abuse.asp|title=The Salvation Army's response to child abuse allegations|publisher=The Salvation Army|date=1 August 2006|access-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819030816/http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/media/statements/2006_child_abuse.asp|archive-date=19 August 2006}}</ref>

In 2013 it was reported that private settlements totalling {{AUD|15.5 million}} had been made in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] relating to 474 abuse cases; a Salvation Army spokesman said that "This should not have happened and this was a breach of the trust placed in us" and that they were "deeply sorry" whilst claiming that the abuse was "the result of individuals and not a culture within the organisation".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gannon|first=Genevieve|title=Salvo abuse claims dealt with privately|url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/salvo-abuse-claims-dealt-with-privately-20130411-2hn4m.html|access-date=30 May 2013|newspaper=The Age|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413033324/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/salvo-abuse-claims-dealt-with-privately-20130411-2hn4m.html|archive-date=13 April 2013|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news|last=Rintoul|first=Stuart|title='Ashamed' Salvation Army paid $15m to child sex abuse victims, inquiry told|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/ashamed-salvation-army-paid-15m-to-child-sex-abuse-victims-inquiry-told/story-fngburq5-1226618279228|access-date=30 May 2013|newspaper=The Australian|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511232610/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/ashamed-salvation-army-paid-15m-to-child-sex-abuse-victims-inquiry-told/story-fngburq5-1226618279228|archive-date=11 May 2013|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|title=The Salvation Army appearance before the Victorian Parliamentary Committee's Inquiry into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse|url=http://salvos.org.au/about-us/media-centre/documents/MRVictorianParliamentaryCommitteeInquiry.pdf|publisher=The Salvation Army|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828082009/http://salvos.org.au/about-us/media-centre/documents/MRVictorianParliamentaryCommitteeInquiry.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, the [[Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse]], a [[Royal Commission|royal commission of inquiry]] initiated in 2013 by the [[Australian Government]] and supported by all of its [[States and territories of Australia|state]] governments,<ref name="letterspatent">{{cite web|url=http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/our-work/terms-of-reference/|title=Letters Patent|work=Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse|access-date=12 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822011715/http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/our-work/terms-of-reference/|archive-date=22 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> began investigating abuse cases at the Alkira Salvation Army Home for Boys at {{QLDcity|Indooroopilly}}; the Riverview Training Farm (also known as Endeavour Training Farm) at {{QLDcity|Riverview}}{{spaced endash}}both in [[Queensland]]; the Bexley Boys' Home at {{NSWcity|Bexley}}; and the Gill Memorial Home at {{NSWcity|Goulburn}}{{spaced endash}}both in [[New South Wales]]. The investigation also examined the Salvation Army's processes in investigating, disciplining, removing, and transferring anyone accused of or found to have engaged in child sexual abuse in these homes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2067793/royal-commission-torture-and-rape-at-gill-memorial/?cs=180 |newspaper=[[List of newspapers in New South Wales#List of newspapers in New South Wales (G)|Goulburn Post]] |title=Royal Commission: Torture and rape at Gill Memorial |date=5 February 2014 |author=Thrower, Louise |access-date=5 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204224610/http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2067793/royal-commission-torture-and-rape-at-gill-memorial/?cs=180 |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-30/salvation-army-suspends-officer-over-sexual-abuse-inquiry/5228914 |author=Oriti, Thomas |title=Salvation Army suspends officer John McIver over child sexual abuse royal commission |date=31 January 2014 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |access-date=5 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205025526/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-30/salvation-army-suspends-officer-over-sexual-abuse-inquiry/5228914 |archive-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ABCNews2014-02-06">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-30/boys-rented-out-for-abuse-at-salvos-boys-home/5227854 |author=Oriti, Thomas |title=Boys 'rented out' for abuse at Salvation Army boys' home at Bexley in Sydney's south |date=6 February 2014 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |access-date=15 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521154243/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-30/boys-rented-out-for-abuse-at-salvos-boys-home/5227854 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=case5>{{cite web |url=http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/a0bd6592-0036-42eb-9c33-62c7ad8312b1/case-study-5,-january-2014,-sydney |title=Case Study 5, January 2014, Sydney |publisher=Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse |date=2014 |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527054235/http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/a0bd6592-0036-42eb-9c33-62c7ad8312b1/case-study-5,-january-2014,-sydney |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 27 March 2014, the Royal Commission began investigating the handling by the Salvation Army (Eastern Territory) of claims of child sexual abuse between 1993 and 2014.<ref name="ABCPM2014-02-03">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/salvation-army-whistleblowers-dismissed-for-reporting-abuse/5235430 |title=Salvation Army whistleblowers dismissed from Indooroopilly, Qld, home for reporting alleged abuse, royal commission hears |work=[[PM (ABC Radio)|PM]] |author1=Oriti, Thomas |author2=Bourke, Emily |date=3 February 2014 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204070812/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/salvation-army-whistleblowers-dismissed-for-reporting-abuse/5235430 |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ABCNews2014-02-04">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-04/lawyers-seek-information-about-claims-boys-were-flown-interstat/5237482 |author=Oriti, Thomas |title=Salvation Army officers allegedly moved interstate if accused of child sex abuse |date=4 February 2014 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |access-date=5 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204132930/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-04/lawyers-seek-information-about-claims-boys-were-flown-interstat/5237482 |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=case10>{{cite web |url=http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/6a3d5984-f16c-478e-8e1a-cb5b82541637/case-study-10,-march-2014,-sydney |title=Case Study 10, March 2014, Sydney |publisher=Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse |date=2014 |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423015106/http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/6a3d5984-f16c-478e-8e1a-cb5b82541637/case-study-10,-march-2014,-sydney |archive-date=23 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>