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ELEANOR HALL: To the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Ballarat.
One of Australia’s worst paedophiles, Gerald Ridsdale, is giving evidence there today.
Ridsdale has several convictions for sexually assaulting more than 50 children and won’t be released from jail for another seven years when he’s 88.
He’s giving evidence via video link from prison.
The now defrocked priest has told the hearing that he never told anyone about his offending for fear of being defrocked.
He’s also explained that he was molested by three people when he was a boy and struggled with sexual issues while training to be a priest.
Samantha Donovan is following the commission hearings and joins us now.
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