AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Giselle Wakatama
A former Hunter priest who ended up having child abuse charges withdrawn has had charges reinstated and more laid, but is expected to die ahead of court proceedings.
During a recent royal commission hearing into Newcastle’s Anglican Diocese, abuse survivor CKA said he was abused by a priest known as CKC.
CKA told the commission he was an altar boy between 1971 and 1975 when he was sexually abused.
He said CKC once told him: “This is our special secret — remember how good a friend father CKC is”.
CKA told the commission: “At the time I didn’t think I could disclose CKC’s secret because no-one would believe me”.
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