A Book Has Been Released by a Prominent Sydney Priest Alleging Catholic Hierarchy Knew of Widespread Sexual Activity and Abuse by Clergy and Did Nothing to Help Stop It

PR Web
June 3, 2013

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Father Kevin Lee has been a Catholic priest for twenty years. For fourteen of those years he was chaplain to the NSW Police. For the last nine he was founding pastor of the Western Sydney parish of Padre Pio Glenmore Park.

Allegations by Father Lee are that widespread alleged sexual abuse of minors were covered up and not reported to the police by the Catholic Church during a period of over 20 years of his career.

Kevin's book "Unholy Science" has information about alleged paedophilic priests within the church. These and other matters are of a concern of the current federal Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in Australia. The final reporting date with over 5,000 witnesses was originally set down for the end of 2015, with another interim report due sometime next year.

Kevin's diaries were used as a key source for the Australian TV current affairs show "Four Corners". The Logie Award nominated episode called "Unholy Silence" (1 July 2012) revealed the Church’s alleged knowledge of serial abuser “Father F” and highlighted their apparent inaction.