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21 September 2016

Victims tell of lifetime of agony after Claffey’s abuse

A former Ballarat priest who has pleaded guilty to a string of historic child sexual abuse charges spanning a 22-year period has been forced to listen to his victims relive the horror he inflicted on them.
Robert Claffey, 73, sat with his head down and eyes closed at a County Court sitting in Geelong on Monday as the details of the crimes he committed on each of his 12 victims were read out loud.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/4174266/victims-tell-of-lifetime-of-agony-after-claffeys-abuse/?cs=62