New Zealand's most vulnerable children were failed by Church and State,
the head of the Catholic Church's National Office for Professional
Standards says.
Bill Kilgallon told ODT Insight the Church's New Zealand office, created in 2004 to investigate historic abuse claims, had fielded about 22 complaints a year since 2013. About 20 a year related to ''non-recent behaviour against children'', either within a church setting or involving clergy within the state care system, he said.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/catholic-church
Bill Kilgallon told ODT Insight the Church's New Zealand office, created in 2004 to investigate historic abuse claims, had fielded about 22 complaints a year since 2013. About 20 a year related to ''non-recent behaviour against children'', either within a church setting or involving clergy within the state care system, he said.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/catholic-church