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	'No Substance' to Anglican Traditionalist Leader's Rape Allegation Catholic Culture November 28, 2011 http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=12471 An investigation conducted by an attorney under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Adelaide has found that Msgr. Ian Dempsey, a former chief chaplain of the Australian Royal Navy and archdiocesan vicar general, did not sexually assault Archbishop John Hepworth, the onetime Catholic priest who is now primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion. Attorney Michael Abbott "personally interviewed 29 witnesses, many of whom were present at the time that the events were alleged to have occurred," said Archbishop Philip Wilson. "Archbishop Hepworth's claims against Msgr. Dempsey, which were analyzed and examined in details, were comprehensively rejected by Mr. Abbott." Senator Nick Xenophon, who invoked parliamentary privilege in accusing Dempsey by name in September, said the investigation was a sham.
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