Newcastle's Anglican bishop was told at
his consecration that he should meet with a couple accused of having
three-way sex with a teenage boy and "care for them", a royal commission
has heard.
Bishop Greg Thompson, who has been public about his own alleged abuse at the hands of clergy, says he quickly identified a strong narrative in the diocese that priests, including defrocked Dean of Newcastle Graeme Lawrence, had been unfairly disciplined over child sexual abuse allegations.
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/11/24/03/32/newcastle-child-sex-abuse-study-to-finish
Bishop Greg Thompson, who has been public about his own alleged abuse at the hands of clergy, says he quickly identified a strong narrative in the diocese that priests, including defrocked Dean of Newcastle Graeme Lawrence, had been unfairly disciplined over child sexual abuse allegations.
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/11/24/03/32/newcastle-child-sex-abuse-study-to-finish