AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Giselle Wakatama
A senior Catholic church official singled out by a New South Wales Commission of Inquiry has had his case referred to the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The Special Commission of Inquiry looked at the Catholic Church and police in relation to their handling of the cases of Hunter Valley paedophile priests Dennis McAlinden and James Fletcher, who are now dead.
The Commission focused on cover-ups and the concealment of matters, and one confidential volume contains findings that may lead to criminal charges being laid.
In releasing her findings last week, Commissioner Margaret Cunneen SC recommended the case of at least one unnamed senior Catholic Church official be referred to the DPP.
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