THE church was the one place where children should have been protected. But
behind cold, stone walls in Mortlake, there were shocking secrets and
the most wicked crimes lurked in the shadows. Even today, a heavy energy
exists over the town decades after some of the worst sexual crimes
imaginable upon its residents.
It’s unclear just how many children
were abused behind doors at the Mortlake parish but there were dozens
who were violated by a paedophile priest. So deep was his obsession with
young boys that no one was safe, an entire community and almost every
family touched by his disturbing behaviour.http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/paedophile-priest-gerald-ridsdale-abused-boys-in-mortlake/news-story/3ad1d7a3009dde15c36117400f8f941b