The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been conducting case studies around Australia since its establishment in 2013. Last month the Commission announced it would conduct a public hearing in Sydney from May 6, examining a number of hospital and health institutions in NSW as well as The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH).

The RCH will appear at the hearing in relation to the investigation of the experience of a person who, having been an inpatient here in the early 1980s, subsequently reported having been sexually assaulted by a hospital volunteer.

Former CEO John De Campo, and CEO Professor Christine Kilpatrick, will appear at the Royal Commission hearing next week on behalf of the RCH.

The RCH is cooperating fully with the Royal Commission; we support its important work in creating safe institutions for all children, and we’ll be open and transparent with you about the Royal Commission hearings ahead.

If you, your child or a member of your family has questions about these matters, please let us know so that we can work together to address your concerns. In the first instance, you can write to us at consumer.liaison@rch.org.au

If you or someone you know has experienced child sexual abuse in any institutional context, we encourage you contact the Victorian Police Sano Task Force on 1800 110 007 or via email: sanotaskforce@police.vic.gov.au

If you want to report a child in immediate risk or danger of sexual abuse please call Triple Zero (000) or contact your local police station.