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27 August 2016

Newcastle’s ring of evil: abuse in Catholic, Anglican churches

It started with a grown man weeping in the witness box. =On the first day of its public hearings in Newcastle, NSW, earlier this month, Paul Gray broke down while describing to the child abuse royal commission his suffering at the hands of his godfather, Anglican priest Peter Rushton.
Asked if he wanted to stop giving evidence, Gray replied: “No, I need to read it. It’s important to me.” What followed was a very public reckoning for a region that arguably had suffered more than any other from child abuse committed by priests.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/newcastles-ring-of-evil-abuse-in-catholic-anglican-churches/news-story/ce3c902837fe6f4775454b16ea144c39