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1 February 2016

Peter Hollingworth expected to apologise to victim of child sexual abuse

The former Australian governor general Peter Hollingworth is expected to apologise to a victim of child sexual abuse during a royal commission hearing in Hobart.
Outlining the evidence that will be presented during eight days of evidence, counsel assisting the commission Naomi Sharp said on Wednesday that Hollingworth had been alerted to the alleged abuse of a boy in Brisbane in 1993 when he was head of the Brisbane Anglican diocese.

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/27/peter-hollingworth-expected-to-apologise-to-victim-of-child-sexual-abuse