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… 2014. The public hearing inquired into the response of the Catholic Church to the complaint made by John Ellis under Towards … the public hearing was to inquire into: The response of the Catholic Church to: the complaint of child sexual abuse made …

… 1980s, Catheryn’s mother was a housekeeper at the local Catholic Church presbytery and would often take Catheryn, then a … whenever his sexual offending was made known to the Catholic Church hierarchy. ‘Clearly people knew, and that …

… in the 1960s. Becky described her father’s family as ‘more Catholic than the Catholics’, and said they were often visited by the parish … grandmother would have been too fearful of ostracism by the Church to take a complaint, such was the Church’s hold on …

… Henrietta and Daniel raised their children as Catholics and though they stopped going to church themselves, one of their daughters, Samantha, … she received a letter from a solicitor stating that Catholic Church staff couldn’t comment because there was a …

… current residence, contact details of any priestly or other Church related work being undertaken Case Study 14: Catholic Diocese of Wollongong … Case Study 14: Catholic Diocese of Wollongong … Letter from Bishop Peter …

… the abuse she experienced at the hands of Salisbury to the Catholic Church and a meeting was arranged at the family home between … counselling sessions were organised and paid for by the Catholic Church. Carole said the counsellor was ‘nice …

… Valmae's story Valmae was born into a devout Catholic family in central Victoria in the 1930s. The local … ignorant.’ Valmae attended a school run by an order of Catholic nuns. A short while after the first assault … he appeared at the classroom door.’ Shanahan took her to a church property in a neighbouring town. ‘Upon entering the …

… He was abused by several perpetrators including two Catholic Brothers and his own stepfather. But Vic didn’t … Vic really wanted to talk about was his experience with the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing process. He first approached them …

… painful’ for him. In the 1990s, he reported to senior Catholic clergy that he had been sexually abused, for … by a priest who was still performing full duties. The Church took very little action, and the priest continued in … and became an aggressive alcoholic. His mother was devoutly Catholic and used to take Tim and his siblings to mass on …

… and the family settled in Victoria. His family was ‘very Catholic. I grew up … kneeling down and saying the rosary … 15’. When Guy was eight, a new priest arrived at the parish church, which was attached to Guy’s Catholic primary school. Father Stephen asked for volunteers …