維州數十名公私立學校畢業生在請願網站揭露被性侵的經歷,目前事件已逐漸發酵。現在涉及性侵案件的學校至少有50間。
據世紀報報道,受害者表示,性侵犯來自於一些頂級的私立學校,如Melbourne Grammar, Ivanhoe Grammar, Geelong Grammar, Yarra Valley Grammar和Marcellin College。
據悉,此事源自兩周前,悉尼女學生Chanel Contos發起一項請願,多名年輕女性與男性留下匿名評論。如今,學校與州政府被敦促解決此問題。
到了周三晚上,網站「teachusconsent」在全國各地收集超過2900名畢業生或在讀高中生的匿名證詞。現在網上至少提到了50所維州私校、天主教和公立學校。
請願中整理的重點是,女孩們都沒有意識到自己有權反對性行為,她們有些被噤聲或沒有被理會。
教育廳長James Merlino表示,他已要求教育部與Contos會面,共同探討學校加強性教育同意的方式和州政府的改善措施。
Geelong Grammar的校長Rebecca Cody說,如今的當務之急是保障學生的人身安全,以及安排輔導員協助曾是受害者的學生。
一名來自Monbulk College 2012校友的匿名證詞表示:「我認為我被強姦了好幾次,但是直到我20多歲才知道這是性侵。現在公開自己的經歷實在是太痛苦了,我被剝奪了接受諮詢的機會。如果我們能阻止孩子經歷我的故事,還為時不晚。」
在周末,墨爾本一些最負盛名的天主教學校包括St Kevin』s College、Parade College、St Mary』s College、St Joseph』s College及St Bernard』s College表示,請願書迫使他們採取行動,並表示他們將與家長一起解決這個問題。
受害者證詞來自以下中學: Our Lady of Mercy College in Heidelberg, Geelong Grammar, Princes Hill Secondary College, Yarra Valley Grammar, Geelong High School, Emmanuel College in Point Cook, Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College in Geelong, Monbulk College, Oxley College, Cathedral College in Wangaratta, St Columba』s College in Essendon, Upwey High School, St Leonard』s College in Melbourne, Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Mentone Girls Secondary College, Eltham College, Chaffey Secondary College in Mildura, Strathmore Secondary College, Ballarat High School, St Catherine』s in Melbourne, Aquinas College in Ringwood, Sacre Cœur in Glen Iris, Salesian College in Sunbury, Emerald Secondary College, Northcote High School, Catholic College Sale, Caulfield Grammar, St Monica』s College in Epping, Mount Evelyn Christian School, Haileybury College, Viewbank College, Melbourne Girls Grammar, St Joseph』s College in Geelong和Methodist Ladies』 College in Kew。
一些受害者指名性侵犯來自以下學校: Brighton Secondary College, Melbourne Grammar School, St Kevin』s College, Brighton Secondary College, Berwick Grammar School, Emmanuel College in Altona North, Melbourne Grammar School, Marcellin College in Bulleen, McKinnon Secondary College, Geelong Grammar School, Camberwell High School, Whitefriars College in Donvale and Wesley College.。
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