AUSTRALIA
ABC News
A group of Catholic parishioners in Melbourne’s south-east are calling for their parish priest, Father John Walshe, to be removed, after it was revealed he was investigated over alleged sexual abuse.
The ABC revealed last month a Catholic Church investigation found Father Walshe had sexually abused an 18-year-old trainee priest in 1982.
In 2012 the church apologised to the victim John Roach and paid compensation of $75,000, but it did not make the finding public.
More than 100 people from the parish met to discuss the matter on Wednesday night.
A spokeswoman told the ABC they passed a resolution saying they had lost faith in Father Walshe and wanted him removed as their parish priest.
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