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21 September 2016

Abuse allegations too vague to report to police, Catholic Church official says

A senior Catholic official has told the royal commission into child sexual abuse the information he had about a former priest's "wicked and criminal" conduct was too vague to report to police.
The commission heard Father Brian Lucas, the National Director of Catholic Mission, was interviewed on the ABC radio current affairs program AM in July 2012, after an ABC Four Corners investigation into the church's handling of allegations against Father John Farrell.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-20/abuse-allegations-too-vague-to-report-to-police-priest-says/7862462