Paul Chris Pavlou, of Melbourne, was originally a school-teacher but, in his thirties, he began studying to become a Catholic priest. In 2004, aged in his forties, he was elevated to the priesthood and began ministering in parishes of the Melbourne archdiocese. Now he has admitted in court that he was committing sexual offences against children before and after becoming a priest. Pavlou's story raises questions about how the church selects its priests.
Father Pavlou's religious status gave him access to children. Two victims have succeeded in getting Pavlou convicted in court (in 2009 and 2018) for offences committed between 2003 and 2006:
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