AUSTRALIA
The New Daily
Apr 1, 2015
EMMA YOUNGER
Suspicious fire – the third this week – on churches linked to paedophile priests.
Another Melbourne Catholic church historically linked to a paedophile priest has been targeted in a suspected arson attack overnight.
Fire crews were called to St Mary’s Catholic Church in Dandenong at 2:30am (AEDT) by the parish’s priest, Father Declan O’Brien, who lives in a detached building.
Fr O’Brien said he was woken by the sound of smoke alarms.
“I came out of my back gate and at the windows there I could see something reminiscent of the Towering Inferno,” he said.
The Country Fire Authority’s Paul Carrigg said it was clear to firefighters that someone had broken in and set several areas of the building alight.
“When they arrived they found a number of areas of the church on fire, extensive smoke damage in some areas,” he said.
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