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22 September 2016

Senior Catholic figure questioned by police over paedophile priest

A senior figure in the Catholic Church has been interviewed by police over whether he and others failed to report paedophile ex-priest John Farrell to authorities, the child sex abuse royal commission has heard.
Former vicar general of Sydney John Usher told the commission he gave a statement to officers from Strike Force Glenroe in May.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/21/paedophile-john-farrell-should-never-have-been-made-a-priest-clergyman-says