Failed Catholic Church appeal paves the way for hundreds of survivors to sue for top ups
In 1996, a former altar boy known as WCB was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by a Warragul
In 1996, a former altar boy known as WCB was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by a Warragul
In July 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison named and shamed institutions that had failed to join the National Redress Scheme. Afterward, the Minister for Families
Bishop Christopher Saunders has chosen to stand down while WA Police and the Vatican investigate allegations of historical child sexual abuse against him. WA Police
This story, ‘House of Evil’ predator jailed until 2053 for crimes against boys, was written by Joanne McCarthy and first appeared in the Newcastle Herald.
July 2020 Update: David Joseph Perrett passed away on the 2nd July while awaiting trial for his offences. He had denied over 100 charges of
Decades of child abuse in the Catholic Church and the church’s woeful response to complaints was finally exposed at the Royal Commission. In December 2017,
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