Royal Commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children

During private interviews, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard that nearly one in six survivors of child sexual abuse had been abused by a person under 18. Incidents had occurred across a range of institutional settings, including out of home care, school, and youth detention. During its term, the commission built a nuanced picture of the harms endured by children subjected to sexual abuse by another child.