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	''NZ Dumps Sex Priests in Pacific'' Fiji Times August 8, 2007 http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=68114 The Catholic Church of New Zealand has dismissed claims that some Roman Catholic priests who had sexually abused children are being moved to Pacific Islands. The claim was made by Australian psychologist and former nun, Michell Mulvihill, who claims Pacific Islands such as Papua New Guinea, in particular, are ideal hiding places for offending priests, according to a Pacific Radio News report. But Lyndsay Freer, the spokesperson for the Catholic Church of New Zealand, says the claims are outrageous. Three years ago, 62-year-old Catholic priest, Frank Klep, who was sheltered in Samoa by the Salesian Order while he was on the run from police, was deported. He later pleaded guilty in Melbourne County Court to 13 charges of indecent assault against teenage boys in Victoria during the 1970s. The head of the Roman Catholic Church of Fiji, Archbishop Mataca, could not be reached for a comment.
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