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In March, after Stuff published three women’s complaints about how sexual assault or abuse allegations were handled by Equippers Church, the church ordered an independent review. That review, which the church said would examine whether its systems and processes were “appropriately survivor centred and trauma informed”, has now been completed. None of the survivors were spoken to. The church says that’s because it was not designed as a survivor consultation process. Paula Penfold reports.
Warning: This story discusses sexual abuse.
On a video call from Germany, Rabea Santjer is trying not to laugh, but not because the subject is funny.
“It’s so ridiculous,” she says. “I don’t know what to say to this.”
