AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
By JOANNE McCARTHY Sept. 19, 2014
STRIKE Force Georgiana was launched in October 2007 from Lake Macquarie local area police command.
In seven years 480 charges have been laid against 14 alleged offenders, and more than 350 witness statements have been obtained.
Five alleged offenders – three Catholic priests and two brothers – are currently before the courts.
Convicted priests include John Denham, John Houston and the late Tom Brennan, who was the first Australian Catholic priest charged with concealing a serious crime.
Lake Macquarie Commander, Superintendent Brett Greentree, praised the bravery of people who reported historic child sexual abuse to police, and said Strike Force Georgiana was an intensive and extremely involved investigation.
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