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10 August 2016

Royal commission: Church file notes reveal concerns about child sexual abuse

THE royal commission has heard sensational evidence of a “cover-up” of sexual abuse by Anglican priests in the Newcastle diocese, including an alleged secret file of misconduct cases kept in “brown envelopes” by former bishop Roger Herft – now the Archbishop of Perth.
The existence of the “brown envelope” system emerged from file notes of information provided by a solicitor and former trustee of the diocese, Keith Allen, to the diocese’s current business manager, John Cleary, in early 2015.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4081908/do-nothing-approach/