The
furrows deepened on the brow of Father Brian Lucas. His bouncy
confidence evaporated in the witness box. He sweated under questioning.
He confessed over and over again to be puzzled by his own actions.
Puzzled by the actions of others. So puzzled. But he gave no ground.
On one reading of this tangled story, Lucas could face possible criminal charges for failing to alert the police 24 years ago to the apparently frank confessions of a paedophile priest. He doesn’t see it that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/24/farrell-scandal-puts-catholic-churchs-attitude-to-australian-law-under-the-microscope
On one reading of this tangled story, Lucas could face possible criminal charges for failing to alert the police 24 years ago to the apparently frank confessions of a paedophile priest. He doesn’t see it that way.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/24/farrell-scandal-puts-catholic-churchs-attitude-to-australian-law-under-the-microscope