Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6JFCW)
Father's lawyers label high court of Australia decision a monumental outcome' for families of clergy sexual abuse victims
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Australia's highest court has rejected the Catholic church's bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.
The father, who cannot be named, claims he suffered nervous shock after learning of allegations that the cardinal sexually abused his now-deceased son in the mid-1990s.
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