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21 April 2016

Hundreds of church sex abuse cases could be reopened decades later because the victim's names were never given to police

Hundreds of church child sex abuse cases dating back decades are being reported to police again because the victim's names were never given to authorities to properly investigate.
The Catholic church in NSW has stopped a controversial procedure known as 'blind reporting', which meant police were never given the victim's name when the church passed on a child sex abuse allegation.