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Maitland Mercury
By EMMA SWAIN June 3, 2014
Details of a special commission of inquiry report into child sex abuse in the Catholic church tell an appalling story of terribly tragic events, Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Bishop Bill Wright has said.
The diocesan head this morning broke his silence on the report (released on Friday) saying it was a ‘bitter experience’ to read the final analysis.
The inquiry found evidence for a senior clergyman to be prosecuted and made adverse findings against six other members of the diocese.
“For me, and others in this diocese, it is a bitter experience to read the report,” Bishop Wright said during this morning’s media conference.
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