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23 November 2016

Catholic Church 'knew' about crimes of paedophile priest but did nothing for four decades, court hears

A Supreme Court justice has ordered that lawyers for the Catholic Church and two women suing it over their alleged child sexual abuse attempt to settle the case outside court.
Two sisters, known for legal reasons as LG and MG, are suing both the estate of the late Maitland-Newcastle Bishop Leo Clarke — who was in charge at the time of the alleged crimes — as well as trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-21/paedophile-priest-allegedly-offended-for-four-decades/8042410