AUSTRALIA
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A high-profile victim of a notorious pedophile priest who travelled to Rome to see Cardinal George Pell testify before the royal commission has been accused of not being open about his own past as an abuser.
As a child, David Ridsdale was abused by his uncle, Catholic priest Gerard Ridsdale, for four years. Almost 15 years later, in 1995, David pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a young victim only years after he suffered abuse himself, the ABC’s 7.30 reports.
The magistrate said his behaviour was in part influenced by the abuse he had suffered at the hands of his uncle and placed him on a 12-month good behaviour bond.
After more than 30 years, Ridsdale’s victim, Corey Artz, 43, has broken his silence about the abuse he suffered at Ballarat.
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