Four New Zealand clergy members were never charged
with sex offences against children despite the Catholic Church proving
they had committed the crimes. The church has revealed the numbers of complaints
coming forward - many historical - as it deals with decades of abuse by
members.
According to church figures, 58 fresh complaints
were made in the four years to the end of 2014. The oldest case dated
back to 1946. Twenty-four are still being investigated but 26 were accepted as proven to a civil court standard. They involved 21 priests, nuns or teachers.
