Father Peter Searson sexually abused children, threatened parishioners
with a gun and is alleged to have publicly stabbed a bird to death with a
screwdriver, the commission heard.
Cardinal George Pell’s claims to have been deceived by Catholic officials over pedophile abuse in the church have been rebutted in new evidence to the sex abuse royal commission. The inquiry today will hold a public hearing to decide how to deal with new material in witness statements from four former Catholic Education Office staff.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/royal-commission/church-officials-deny-george-pell-claims-of-sex-abuse-coverup/news-story/e33b0a9442929bee4376d02f26bb10bc
Cardinal George Pell’s claims to have been deceived by Catholic officials over pedophile abuse in the church have been rebutted in new evidence to the sex abuse royal commission. The inquiry today will hold a public hearing to decide how to deal with new material in witness statements from four former Catholic Education Office staff.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/royal-commission/church-officials-deny-george-pell-claims-of-sex-abuse-coverup/news-story/e33b0a9442929bee4376d02f26bb10bc