PAEDOPHILE Catholic Priest Michael Glennon Dies of Natural Causes in Victorian Prison

7 News
January 1, 2014

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One of Australia's most notorious paedophile Catholic priests has died in a Victorian prison.

Corrections Victoria has confirmed Michael Glennon died of what is believed were natural causes at the Hopkins Correctional Centre at Ararat, west of Melbourne.

Glennon was serving a 10-year minimum sentence for child sexual offences committed between 1973 and 1991.

Most of his victims were children who were in his care at a camp near Lancefield, north of Melbourne, in the 1980s.

Glennon was due to complete his sentence in 2016.

Dr Bernard Barrett from Broken Rites says Glennon's case was a turning point for the prosecution of paedophile priests.

"It's one of the first times that priests were actually charged and brought to justice nearly 40 years ago," he said.

"Until Glennon's first conviction priests seemed to be immune from prosecution."

Dr Barrett says it will never be known exactly how many children Glennon abused.

"He's been jailed five times and those victims who took part in those cases have obtained justice. But they're merely the tip of the iceberg, there are other victims that have not yet come forward."