AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
October 1, 2012
Neda Vanovac
AAP
The cancer death of a priest accused of sexually assaulting a boy and covering up other sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has left alleged victims feeling robbed of justice, a support group says.
Father Tom Brennan, 74, died on Sunday at the Hunter Valley Private Hospital after battling cancer for several years.
The priest was the first member of the Australian Catholic clergy to be charged with covering up sex abuse by another priest and was also charged with sexually abusing a young boy.
He was too unwell to face Newcastle Local Court on a total of 14 charges last Tuesday.
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