The Facts

• According to a public inquiry published Wednesday, around 200K children and vulnerable adults suffered some form of abuse while in state and religious care in New Zealand over the last 70 years.

• The Royal Commission found that nearly a third of 650K children and vulnerable adults in state, foster, and church care between 1950 and 2019 experienced physical, sexual, verbal, or psychological abuse, while others were exploited or neglected.

• In its report, the Commission — which interviewed over 2.3K survivors of abuse — said that sexual abuse was "commonplace," while physical abuse was "prevalent across all settings."