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Sabre Foundation’s $1m quest to provide legal support for sex abuse victims.
A new not-for-profit foundation is being established in South Australia with the aim of raising $1 million so victims of child sexual assault can seek compensation.
The Sabre Foundation is being created to assist any person who was a victim of child sexual abuse and who has not been able to pursue the perpetrator.
The establishment Foundation will rely on the generosity of the community with the aim of raising $1 million.
Sabre Foundation Founder John Elferink said it takes immense courage to consider legal action for child sexual assault crimes from the past.
“Sharing and reliving the traumatic experience through the retelling of it, can be fraught with emotional and psychological difficulties and will often put a deep strain on families and relationships,” he said.
While, there are a number of redress schemes in Australia, not all victims of sexual crimes against children can access them, effectively creating two classes of child sexual abuse victims in Australia.
“The Sabre Foundation has evolved from the realisation that there are many victims of child sexual offences who have never had the opportunity to seek redress. We want to begin to address this imbalance.”
“The symbol of the Sabre was chosen as it is a sword and the Foundation will be a weapon in the hands of the victim.”
The Sabre Foundation will work by:
Supporting a victim on a no win / no fee basis as well as covering court costs.
If an action is successful the value of the work done (also known as an uplift fee) will be deducted from the settlement amount and will be folded back into the Foundation so it can continue to offer services to other victims.
Any further monies recovered from the legal action, beyond the uplift amount, will be retained by the victim.
Where a matter is unsuccessful or stopped because it has a reduced likelihood of success, the victim will not be out of pocket at all.
The legal work will be done on behalf of the Foundation by practitioners offering their time.
A new not-for-profit foundation is being established in South Australia with the aim of raising $1 million so victims of child sexual assault can seek compensation.
The Sabre Foundation is being created to assist any person who was a victim of child sexual abuse and who has not been able to pursue the perpetrator.
The establishment Foundation will rely on the generosity of the community with the aim of raising $1 million.
Sabre Foundation Founder John Elferink said it takes immense courage to consider legal action for child sexual assault crimes from the past.
“Sharing and reliving the traumatic experience through the retelling of it, can be fraught with emotional and psychological difficulties and will often put a deep strain on families and relationships,” he said.
While, there are a number of redress schemes in Australia, not all victims of sexual crimes against children can access them, effectively creating two classes of child sexual abuse victims in Australia.
“The Sabre Foundation has evolved from the realisation that there are many victims of child sexual offences who have never had the opportunity to seek redress. We want to begin to address this imbalance.”
“The symbol of the Sabre was chosen as it is a sword and the Foundation will be a weapon in the hands of the victim.”
The Sabre Foundation will work by:
Supporting a victim on a no win / no fee basis as well as covering court costs.
If an action is successful the value of the work done (also known as an uplift fee) will be deducted from the settlement amount and will be folded back into the Foundation so it can continue to offer services to other victims.
Any further monies recovered from the legal action, beyond the uplift amount, will be retained by the victim.
Where a matter is unsuccessful or stopped because it has a reduced likelihood of success, the victim will not be out of pocket at all.
The legal work will be done on behalf of the Foundation by practitioners offering their time.
Organizer
John Elferink
Organizer
Adelaide, SA