Pages

18 September 2016

Former Armidale Bishop Luc Matthys says victims of abuse should not get compensation

The former Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, Bede Heather, told a royal commission he destroyed documents relating to potential legal action against a paedophile priest.
Bishop Heather told the public inquiry he destroyed documents because he was traumatised by a police search of his office as part of an earlier investigation into sexual abuse by clergy.

http://www.moreechampion.com.au/story/4168127/matthys-says-victims-should-not-get-compensation/