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Survivors abused by ‘sadistic’ priest win compensation battle, but money ‘won’t change’ impact

Bryan Coffey Clergy Abuse Title: Survivors abused by ‘sadistic’ priest win compensation battle, but money ‘won’t change’ impact Author: Matt Neal Publisher: ABC News Date: 26AUG2021 Two men who were abused by a paedophile priest in regional Victoria in the 1960s have reached landmark settlement agreements with the Catholic Church. Key Points: Coffey, who died in

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‘I can move on’: $1.5 million payout to St Alipius sex abuse survivor

St Alipius Gerald Ridsdale Title: ‘I can move on’: $1.5 million payout to St Alipius sex abuse survivor Author: Henrietta Cook & Chris Vedelago Publisher: The Age Date: 10APR2021 A Victorian man who was sexually abused by Australia’s most prolific paedophile priest has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the Catholic Church, one of the

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Catholic Church paedophile networks to be mapped ‘like organised crime’ by academics

Catholic Church Paedophile Networks Title: Catholic Church paedophile networks to be mapped ‘like organised crime’ by academics Author: Giselle Wakatama Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date: 05FEB2021 A “mafia-like” code of silence among “dark networks” within the Catholic Church has begun to emerge from a world-first project mapping clerical paedophile networks, says an academic behind the

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Final Reports and Publications

Report Of Case Study No. 28 Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat

Commission Redacted Report Ballarat Title: Report Of Case Study No. 28 Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat Chair: The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan AM Commissioners: Justice Jennifer Coate and Mr Andrew Murray Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia Royal Commission Into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse Date: Nov 2017 Table of contents Preface 4 1 Introduction 2

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Final Reports and Publications

Ballarat Royal Commission report could be released ‘within weeks’, says Attorney-General

Ballarat Royal Commission Pell Title:  Ballarat Royal Commission report could be released ‘within weeks’, says Attorney-General Author: Alex Ford with Jolyon Attwooll Publisher: The Canberra Times Date: 10APR2020 The federal Attorney-General, Christian Porter, said redactions to a key piece of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’s final report could be lifted

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
Child Sexual Abuse

Submission to Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry

Author: Archbishop Denis Hart (Archbishop of Melbourne), Bishop Peter Connors (Bishop of Ballarat), Bishop Christopher Prowse (Bishop of Sale), Monsignor Frank Marriott (Administrator of Sandhurst) Publication: Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry Date: 14NOV2011 The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, through the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, previously made a submission to the Inquiry on 23 August

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