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Child sexual abuse royal commission: Peter McClellan requests Vatican documents on priest abuse claims
The head of the royal commission into child sexual abuse is seeking help from the Vatican with complaints about abuse involving priests.
Justice Peter McClellan took time out to address an international men’s health symposium in Brisbane last night.
He told the gathering the royal commission had received stories of abuse from more than 1,700 people in private hearings.
Justice McClellan said the allegations involved more than 1,000 institutions and that faith-based institutions were a “significant portion” of the complaints.
He revealed he has written to the Vatican seeking copies of all documents held in Rome relating to complaints of abuse by members of religious orders.
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