AUSTRALIA
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne became hostile and evasive when confronted with an allegation of sexual abuse involving a priest, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
Archbishop Frank Little was told of allegations against a priest in the 1970s, former priest Phil O’Donnell told the Victorian parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday.
Mr O’Donnell said the parents of the child spoke to Archbishop Little about the abuse.
‘It is fair to say that they received a very cold welcome,’ he said.
Mr O’Donnell said the parents described the response from Archbishop Little as ‘evasive’, while a lawyer and magistrate also went to the archbishop and he was ‘hostile’ towards them.
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