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27 December 2014

Waterlooville woman wins High Court case against Catholic church over sex abuse

A HIGH Court Judge has ruled against the Catholic church in a row over whether it can be held responsible for the sexual abuse of a Waterlooville woman by one of its own priests. 
The issue of responsibility arose after the woman, who can only be identified as Miss E, brought a civil action against the church.  She claims she was abused in a children’s home run by the church and therefore the church has ‘vicarious liability’.