AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Dan Box
From:The Australian
July 19, 2012
A DEDICATED police strike force is investigating alleged serial child abuse by a former Catholic priest, almost 30 years after church authorities were first warned about his behaviour.
NSW Police Strike Force Glenroe has been gathering evidence from a number of families of alleged victims, though a spokeswoman would confirm only that the unit would “review all relevant material”.
The father of one alleged victim said he spoke to detectives last week, having first told church officials and local police in 1983 that his son had been abused. No action against the priest was taken at the time.
“I said: ‘Look, you might notice an edge in my voice. That’s simply because it’s 29 years too late and there’s a lot of victims since’,” said the man, who asked not to be named.
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