Catholic priests involved in the sexual abuse of young children were repeatedly moved to different parishes in Victoria
and sent on “treatment” trips to the US and Italy before eventually
being convicted of their crimes, the royal commission into institutional
responses to child sexual abuse has heard.
The opening day of hearings in the Victorian town of Ballarat featured the start of evidence from 17 men who said they were abused at five Catholic institutions in the area.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/19/ballarat-priests-involved-in-child-sex-abuse-sent-on-treatment-trips-inquiry-told
The opening day of hearings in the Victorian town of Ballarat featured the start of evidence from 17 men who said they were abused at five Catholic institutions in the area.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/19/ballarat-priests-involved-in-child-sex-abuse-sent-on-treatment-trips-inquiry-told