Reforms needed after ‘horrendous’ Catholic church approach in paedophile priest cases, lawyers say
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#6E4HA)
Lawyers say strategy a matter of continuing concern' after church succeeds in permanently blocking claim by two Indigenous men
Lawyers for two Indigenous abuse survivors have called for reforms to address the horrendous" Catholic church strategy of seeking to permanently block cases where alleged paedophile priests have died.
On Wednesday, the church was successful in permanently blocking a claim made by two Indigenous survivors relating to alleged abuse committed by David Joseph Perrett, an Armidale assistant priest and convicted child abuser, whose crimes the church has known about since 1995.
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