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The Anglican Church in Tasmania has admitted it was aware of allegations that a senior priest had abused a teenage boy, but did not pass the information on to police.
Reverend Chris Jones says the boy told a senior church figure of the alleged abuse by Louis Victor Daniels in 1987.
Daniels, who was recently convicted of molesting 10 youths, was promoted to arch deacon of Burnie two years later.
Reverend Jones says Daniels was disciplined by the church.
"The church was made aware of a complaint about sexual abuse by Daniels," he said.