AUSTRALIA
The Telegraph
MELISSA IARIA
AAP
October 10, 2012
AUSTRALIA’S most powerful Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, was present when a boy raped by a Christian Brother described to another priest what happened, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
The Victorian government’s inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations has been told Cardinal Pell was present when the grade three student at a Ballarat school in the 1960s described to another priest what happened to him.
Cardinal Pell may be asked about the incident after indicating in August he will attend the inquiry if asked.
The Archdiocese of Sydney’s communications office spokeswoman said it cannot comment while an inquiry is under way.
The victim, a student at St Alipius school in Ballarat, was raped by principal and teacher Christian Brother Robert Charles Best in 1969.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.