救赎浸信会在被禁止照顾需要替代照顾的儿童后，于1983年获得教育部批准作为学校运营 [1]。该校随后在过去十年获得数千万政府资金 [1]，但同时存在教师未获报酬的情况 [1]。新南威尔士州议会已收到超过100份意见书，将对该校展开正式调查 [1]。
多名前学生和受害者指控教会在数十年间对儿童实施虐待、暴力和强制控制 [1]。1976年，11岁的Elizabeth Bradbury被送入该教堂照顾，直到1981年离开时已16岁 [1]；她曾被教会成员拖拽至少一次受伤，膝盖内至今仍有砾石碎片 [1]。至少50名儿童曾住在教会长老Jonathan Cannon和Russell Bailey的家中 [1]，学生Sam Gibson估计被Noel Cannon鞭打超过50次 [1]。
议会委员Abigail Boyd表示："这是一所应该受新南威尔士州当局监督的学校，已从公共资金中受益。严重指控数十年前就已提出，却从未被公职人员解决。" [1]此外，绿党议员John Kaye曾在2007年指控该校存在"非常规税收欺诈和福利欺诈"，导致联邦政府损失超过100万美元 [1]。
Redeemer Baptist Church in New South Wales, Australia, established a school after authorities prohibited it from caring for children in state care.[1] The church received approval from the Department of Education to operate as a school in 1983,[1] and has since received millions of dollars in government funding over the past decade while operating with unpaid teachers.[1]
The school now faces formal parliamentary investigation following serious allegations of extreme control, abuse, and teacher exploitation.[1] Former students and victims have accused the church of subjecting children to abuse, violence, and coercive control over decades.[1] One documented case involves Elizabeth Bradbury, who was placed in the church's care at age 11 in 1976 and remained until age 16 in 1981, during her HSC examination year; she sustained injuries in an incident where she was dragged by church members, with gravel fragments remaining embedded in her knee.[1] Another former student, Sam Gibson, reported being whipped more than 50 times by Noel Cannon.[1] At least 50 children have lived in the homes of church elders Jonathan Cannon and Russell Bailey.[1]
The New South Wales Parliament's inquiry has received over 100 submissions.[1] Greens MP Abigail Boyd stated: "This is a school that should be under the oversight of New South Wales authorities and has benefited from public funding. Serious allegations were raised decades ago and have never been addressed by public officials."[1] In 2007, Greens MP John Kaye alleged the school engaged in "unconventional tax fraud and welfare fraud," resulting in losses exceeding one million dollars to the federal government.[1]