AUSTRALIA
ABC News
A Hunter Valley clergy abuse victim has applauded police for pursuing yet another Catholic priest and charging him with covering up child sex offences.
Yesterday, an 81-year-old retired priest was charged with concealing a serious crime relating to alleged offences against a nine-year-old boy at Nelson Bay and Newcastle in the 1980’s.
Last year, Newcastle priest Father Tom Brennan was the first Australian charged with the same cover-up offence, but he died before being dealt with by the courts.
Abuse victim Peter Gogarty says he was thrilled to learn police have made another arrest.
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