Geraldine Cox

And there are Aussie connections to the lady who runs it, Tracy Shelton.

She took the reins over from Geraldine Cox, who started the thing.

Tracy Shelton in herself, I think you could have made a documentary about her completely.

She was what she is.

Hmm

... comes in 2008, and this long-term sponsor of a young girl at Sunrise sends Geraldine an email directly.

She said that she was spending time with this little girl who she sponsored when she mentions the name of this male employee and the child reacts in a strange way.

I've had an actor read out the email.

"Because of..." And she spelt out these letters to me: B-E-D-R-U-M.

B-E-D-R-U-M.The sponsor says she takes this to mean he's a bad man because of something that happened in the bedroom.

She doesn't mince words in her email to Geraldine.

"I am very concerned that he may be a pedophile, or at least acting improperly.

So I wanted to start today by asking, who was he visiting?

He was there to visit a woman named Geraldine Cox.

Okay, you mentioned her last time.

So she's the Sunrise founder, isn't she?

Yeah, she is.

I mean, that's her home.

And so do we know why Mark Dennis was visiting Geraldine Cox?

Well, Geraldine wouldn't do an interview with me, but she did answer questions via email.

So I wanted to start today by asking, who was he visiting?

He was there to visit a woman named Geraldine Cox.

Okay, you mentioned her last time.

So she's the Sunrise founder, isn't she?

Yeah, she is.

I mean, that's her home.

And so do we know why Mark Dennis was visiting Geraldine Cox?

Well, Geraldine wouldn't do an interview with me, but she did answer questions via email.

Its founder is an Australian woman.

Her name is Geraldine Cox.

And she's been widely celebrated.

She's been transforming the lives of children.