Anthony Foster: campaigner for child sexual abuse victims dies

Tributes paid to justice advocate whose two daughters were abused by a priest in the 1980s and 90s

The chair of Australia’s child sex abuse royal commission has said he is “deeply saddened” by the death of tireless victims advocate Anthony Foster.

Foster, who became a relentless advocate after his daughters were raped by a priest, was reported to have died on Friday evening from a major stroke.

Foster and his wife, Chrissie, shared their torment to the media and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Justice Peter McClellan extended his condolences to the Foster family and praised their dedication to achieving justice for survivors of child sexual abuse.

Source: Anthony Foster: campaigner for child sexual abuse victims dies | Australia news | The Guardian