AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Allyson Horn and Donna Field
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth has apologised to the victims of two paedophile teachers, and says it was clear he did not do enough while Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane to address sexual abuse claims.
Dr Hollingworth was facing questions at a child sex abuse inquiry about his handling of abuse claims at St Paul’s School while he was Archbishop between 1989 and 2001.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is examining the conduct of school counsellor Kevin John Lynch and music teacher and convicted paedophile Gregory Robert Knight.
Both worked at St Paul’s during the 1980s and 1990s.
Today is the final day the royal commission is sitting in Brisbane.
This afternoon, Dr Hollingworth said he was sorry for the boys who were molested by the teachers.
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