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22 August 2016

Priest John Walshe who defended George Pell accused of sexually abusing John Roach

A Catholic priest who gave evidence to the child abuse royal commission in defence of Cardinal George Pell was himself the subject of a historical sexual abuse claim, the ABC can reveal.
In 2012, the victim, John Roach, received an apology and $75,000 compensation after the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne accepted he had been sexually abused by Father John Walshe, a parish priest based at Mentone in Melbourne's south east.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-23/john-walshe-accused-of-sexual-abuse/7051050