The victims of a pedophile Catholic priest have told a court
he was protected by the church, who accused the children of lying about
their abuse, allowing him to keep committing crimes. John
Joseph Farrell, also known as ‘‘Father F’’, appeared in Sydney’s
District Court yesterday, after being found guilty of 62 offences
involving sexual assaults on 12 victims during the 1980s.
Farrell operated “with complete immunity as an ongoing representative of, and with the protection and facilitation from, the Australian Catholic Church”, one victim told the court. “In fact, the church denied the allegations against Farrell, protected Farrell ... and stated the allegations were completely preposterous and outright lies. “I was made to feel as if it was all my fault. Meanwhile, I had lost my innocence, my youth.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/briefs-nation/victims-accused-of-lying-as-church-protected-pedophile-priest/news-story/1adc7bfa3e1d6475eda056b7bc0d1a38
Farrell operated “with complete immunity as an ongoing representative of, and with the protection and facilitation from, the Australian Catholic Church”, one victim told the court. “In fact, the church denied the allegations against Farrell, protected Farrell ... and stated the allegations were completely preposterous and outright lies. “I was made to feel as if it was all my fault. Meanwhile, I had lost my innocence, my youth.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/briefs-nation/victims-accused-of-lying-as-church-protected-pedophile-priest/news-story/1adc7bfa3e1d6475eda056b7bc0d1a38