From The Guardian-Paedophiles were allowed to harm children for at least 30 years within the Anglican diocese of Newcastle because of a series of failures by leaders, who had a “do nothing” approach to reports of abuse, a report from the child sexual abuse royal commission has found.
The commission has been releasing a series of incremental reports about abuse in various institutions in the lead-up to their final report being delivered to the governor general on 15 December. On Thursday the commission published its findings on its investigation into historical child sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy and lay people involved with the Anglican diocese of Newcastle.
The report found Newcastle diocese bishops Alfred Holland and Roger Herft lacked leadership and failed to report perpetrators to police or hold them to account. When abuse was reported to them and other members of the clergy they minimised the impact of the offending, showed reluctance to take action against offenders and had a focus on protecting the reputation of the church and protecting positions of power and influence.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/newcastle-anglican-diocese-had-do-nothing-approach-to-child-abuse-royal-commission
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