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Maitland Mercury
By ELLE WATSON July 15, 2013
Former bishop of the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese Michael Malone has been cross examined this morning by a victim of disgraced priest Jim Fletcher.
Vacy man Peter Gogarty, who is representing himself at the special commission of inquiry into an alleged sexual abuse cover-up by the Hunter Catholic Church, asked the bishop why he wrote a media release calling for acceptance of victims in 2005.
Bishop Malone said it was apparent at the time of Fletcher’s investigation that one of the priest’s victims was being ostracised and his family intimidated.
The bishop said eggs were thrown at his home in Hamilton and the homes of victims in “quasi violent” attacks.
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