'National disgrace': New Zealand commission finds 200,000 people abused in state care

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'National disgrace': New Zealand commission finds 200,000 people abused in state care
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At least 200-thousand children and vulnerable adults were abused while in care in New Zealand over a period of 70 years. That's the key finding from a royal commission into historic abuse in state and faith-based institutions.

At least 200-thousand children and vulnerable adults were abused while in care in New Zealand over a period of 70 years. That's the key finding from a royal commission into historic abuse in state and faith-based institutions.A royal commission has found at least 200-thousand children and vulnerable adults were abused while in care over 70 years.

Moeapulu Frances Tagaloa has suffered for years after being abused as a child by one of her teachers. New Zealand's largest and most complex royal commission exposes what it calls a "national disgrace" and it singles out churches, particularly the Catholic Church, for criticism. At one institution, staff at the Kimberley Centre took payment from members of the public to rape those in their care.

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