AUSTRALIA
The Armidale Express
JANENE CAREY
03 Jul, 2012
A DEFROCKED priest who occupies a prominent position in the Armidale community featured last night in a Four Corners expose of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church.
The man, who was called “Father F” throughout the program due to a court order from 1987 that prevents the media from revealing his name, was shown with his face pixelated.
Four Corners reported that two former altar boys, Daniel Powell and Damian Jurd, brought complaints of sexual abuse against Father F and eventually received monetary compensation from the Church.
However, the priest was never formally convicted, and by the age of 28, both young men had taken their own lives.
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