Australian PM gives national apology to child sex abuse victims
News Agencies
| Updated on: 22 October 2018, 14:30 IST
Canberra, Oct 22 (AFP) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Monday issued an emotive apology to children who suffered sexual abuse, saying the state had failed to protect them from "evil dark" crimes committed over decades.
"This was done by Australians to Australians, enemies in our midst, enemies in our midst," Morrison told a parliamentary chamber in a televised speech, his voice trembling with emotion.
"As a nation, we failed them, we forsook them, and that will always be our shame.
-PTI
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