The Catholic Church is in damage control after one of
its lawyers demanded that a child sex abuse survivor repay an
out-of-court settlement because she spoke to the media about her case. Lawyers for the Diocese of Wagga Wagga also sought a
public apology from the woman for "untruths" she told to the local
newspaper.
But after being contacted by the ABC on Wednesday, the Bishop of Wagga
Wagga said he did not instruct the lawyer to make the demands and he
would not be pursuing abuse survivor Gina Swannell for the money.
