I suffered years of sexual abuse from my paedophile father after an adoption agency made him my legal guardian - but right now adoption agencies aren’t being examined by Royal Commission.

I know because my submission was rejected. They said my abuse occurred within the family, not an institution. So despite the Royal Commission knowing that institutions have placed vulnerable children with sexual predators - these cases aren’t being reviewed by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse.

It's terrifying - how many other little kids have been adopted by paedophiles? By rejecting submissions like mine, kids remain in danger.  

The social worker provided the courts with a glowing recommendation of my dad - sentencing me to years of disgusting and unrecoverable sexual abuse.  

Innocent children placed in the custody of society’s worst predators - all because adoption institutions are failing to check the safety and background of guardians properly - this needs to be heard by the Royal Commission, urgently.

I feel sick to my core. I called him my dad. I won’t let other children go through this same hell - the silence needs to be broken!

Please sign my petition asking the Attorney General to intervene - and ensure the Royal Commission accept submissions detailing sexual abuse enabled by adoption agencies.

A paedophile is listed as ‘father’ on my birth certificate!!! At least my abuser is now deceased, but I can't change my birth certificate back to list my own biological dad!

It’s incredibly important for all abuse after adoption submissions to be heard by the Commission to make sure this doesn’t ever occur again.

Thank you,

Carla*

(*a pseudonym)