TAIPING: The management of a children’s home here has denied the allegations that sexual abuse had occurred in the home between 1982 and 1990.
Describing it as a poison pen letter, Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taiping vice-president, T. Kunacegeram, said the allegations surfaced after two police reports lodged against the home management in January for physically abusing the children.
“Maybe the person who wrote the letter decided to take advantage of the situation after seeing the authorities were slow in taking actions on the previous reports.
“In fact, our records do not have such name as a resident and a check on the address in the viral letter also showed that the person does not exist,” he said, adding that the author of the writer, M. Susila was never a resident of the home.
Kunacegeram said this in a press conference following a surprise visit by state Welfare, Women Development, Family and Welfare committee chairman Wong May Ing here today. Also present was Perak Welfare director Ruhaini Zawawi.
In the letter, Susila had alleged she was a victim of sexual abuse during her stay at the home from 1982 to 1990 and also named several people in the letter who were also abused.
Kunacegeram confirmed each name that was mentioned in the letter had previously served in the home.
“We have been in existence for more than seven decades and thousands of children had stayed with us. Some of them had made good with their lives,” he said, adding that the letter had tarnished the home’s image and reputation.
Meanwhile, Ruhaini said the officers from the department visit the home on a periodic basis and there were no complaints of sexual abuse from the children.