SAMOA
Samoa Observer
Friday, 09 May 201
A Catholic order, the Salesian Order of Don Bosco, has failed to respond to questions from the Samoa Observer on fears about child abuse in Samoa.
The silence happens at a time when the Vatican is facing growing pressure at the United Nations to extend its child abuse protections worldwide.
The failure from the Salesian Order of Don Bosco to respond to questions from the Samoa Observer is despite news this week that the Catholic Church has paid out more than $40 million tala in settlements to child abuse victims in Australia.
Questions were raised last month following the conviction in Australia on child abuse charges of a priest who, police found, had been sent to Samoa to avoid investigation.
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