Children at Anglican children's home in Lismore were physically and sexually abused by clergy and staff, Royal Commission is told The Anglican Church children's home is Lismore which was where much of the abuse took place over the course of 40 years dating from the mid-Forties. The Royal Commission's third inquiry into child abuse began taking evidence from victims today. CHILDREN were beaten with pony whips and canes at an Anglican Church children's home in Lismore, the Royal. Commission into child sexual abuse heard today. Priests also performed sexual "cleansing" ceremonies on young boys, the opening day of the comission's third public hearing in Sydney was told. In his opening address, counsel assisting, Simeon Beckett, said children as young as five were forced to perform oral sex on older residents. Mr Beckett said children were sexually abused by clergy, staff and fellow residents between 1944 and 1985. The hearings will also hear evidence about how the Anglican Church handled allegations of abuse and violence and dealt with claims for compensation It will question Anglican Primate Phillip Aspinall on his role in negotiating settlements with former residents. "The evidence is likely to reveal that a number of allegations of sexual abuse were reported to the Diocese of Grafton, but were not reported to police," Mr Beckett said The hearing also heard that staff brutally punished children including making them parade around in sioled sheets when they wet the bed. A witness, known as CK, said he was forced to eat his own vomit after he threw up an"atrocious" meal. CK said he was regularly beaten by staff and sexually abused by clergy including being smeared with "stuff" that was then licked off. Today it would come under the title of a pedophile ring.