AUSTRALIA
Geelong Advertiser
KAREN MATTHEWS, Geelong Advertiser
October 4, 2016
VICTIMS of paedophile priest Robert Claffey have applauded police investigators for their work in finally bringing the man who stole their childhoods to justice.
Entering Geelong County Court on Tuesday, they took their seats in dignified silence.
Some were supported by family and friends, while others attended alone, after all these years still unable to disclose the horrors of their childhood to those closest to them.
Yet all were united in their pain, grief and sense of loss at the hands of this evil predator.
A door at the rear of the court opened and Claffey, a small, balding man, entered the dock.
Wearing dark glasses, Claffey sat down, adjusted headphones and, with hands clasped, looked straight ahead, avoiding all eye contact with others.
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