The former Bishop of Ballarat, Ronald Mulkearns, has long avoided
explaining how he dealt with complaints about numerous priests abusing
dozens of children but he was finally forced to testify in a court, but
how do those who tried addressing the issue years ago feel now?
Today, the man accused of covering up and moving on some of the Catholic Church's worst paedophiles was finally forced to testify in a Victorian court. For decades, the former Bishop of Ballarat has avoided explaining how he dealt with complaints about numerous priests abusing dozens of children. 7.30 Reporter Louise Milligan has tracked down a police investigator from the 1990s operation which tried unsuccessfully to press criminal charges against the bishop for covering up sexual abuse and a teacher who can prove she told the bishop about what was going on. This is her exclusive report.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4283371.htm
Today, the man accused of covering up and moving on some of the Catholic Church's worst paedophiles was finally forced to testify in a Victorian court. For decades, the former Bishop of Ballarat has avoided explaining how he dealt with complaints about numerous priests abusing dozens of children. 7.30 Reporter Louise Milligan has tracked down a police investigator from the 1990s operation which tried unsuccessfully to press criminal charges against the bishop for covering up sexual abuse and a teacher who can prove she told the bishop about what was going on. This is her exclusive report.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4283371.htm