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LEESHA MCKENNY
23 Jul, 2012
A meeting between three senior clergy and alleged paedophile priest Father F will be examined by a Catholic Church inquiry, according to its terms of reference released today.
The church-commissioned inquiry, headed by former Federal Court judge Antony Whitlam QC, will examine whether the church acted appropriately when managing allegations made about the former priest.
Father F, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stands accused of repeatedly sexually abusing altar boys while based in the Armidale diocese from the early 1980s and after he was later transferred to Parramatta.
He was removed from public ministry in 1992 following a meeting with three senior clergy, prompted by repeated complaints of sexual abuse.
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