Australian court rules family of deceased choir boy can sue Catholic church
by Nino Bucci and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#62V1W)
The Victorian court's decision had been sought before a civil case brought against Cardinal George Pell and the church could proceed
A Victorian judge has dismissed a claim by lawyers for the Catholic church that they were not liable to pay compensation to the father of a choirboy who alleged he had been sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.
The father of a deceased former choirboy is suing Pell and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, claiming he suffered psychological injury after learning his son had allegedly been sexually abused by Pell.
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