悉尼私立学校Redeemer Baptist School因涉嫌系统性虐待和胁迫控制而成为NSW议会调查焦点。[1]幸存者在调查中作证指控该校存在性虐待、体罚、情感和精神虐待等问题。[1]NSW反奴役委员会表示，证据表明部分员工和学生可能遭遇强制劳动和人身役使。[1]
调查披露了该校广泛的控制手段。[1]约40%的受访者报告称行动受限、社交隔离、威胁和羞辱。[1]一名学生声称遭创始人Noel Cannon藤条抽打超过50次。[1]学校的年级13项目要求教会青年在毕业后完成一年无薪劳动。[1]所有强制举报问题均由校长兼长老Jonathan Cannon处理。[1]
在资产方面，该校利用政府资金、学费和捐款积累了价值约1.4亿澳元的房产组合。[1]学校成立45年来声称"从未违反法律义务"。[1]下一场听证会定于周五举行。[1]
Survivors of Redeemer Baptist School in Sydney have testified before a NSW parliamentary inquiry, accusing the institution of sexual abuse, corporal punishment, and emotional and spiritual mistreatment [1]. The investigation has prompted calls for the school to be designated a coercive control system, with evidence suggesting some staff and students may have experienced forced labour and servitude [1].
The school has accumulated a property portfolio valued at approximately 140 million Australian dollars through government funding, tuition fees, and donations [1]. Approximately 40 percent of survey respondents reported restrictions on movement, social isolation, threats, and humiliation [1]. One student recounted being struck with a cane over 50 times by founder Noel Cannon [1]. The school's Year 13 program requires church youth to complete one year of unpaid labour following graduation [1]. All complaints are handled exclusively by principal and elder Jonathan Cannon [1]. Despite 45 years of operation, the school maintains it has never breached legal obligations [1]. The parliamentary inquiry will continue with another hearing scheduled for Friday [1].