AUSTRALIA
ABC – AM
[with audio]
Lindy Kerin reported this story on Thursday, July 5, 2012
TONY EASTLEY: The Archbishop of Armidale has announced an independent investigation will be held into sex abuse allegations against a Catholic priest.
The priest, known for legal reasons as Father F, allegedly abused a number of altar boys at the Moree and Parramatta parishes in the 1980s and 1990s.
Armidale Bishop Michael Kennedy says he’s deeply disturbed by the report.
The families of some of Father F’s alleged victims say the investigation is a case of too little, too late.
Lindy Kerin reports.
LINDY KERIN: Deeply disturbed and demanding answers. In a statement released last night, the Catholic Bishop of Armidale Michael Kennedy announced a full investigation into the case of Father F.
He said:
EXTRACT FROM STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL KENNEDY: Although these matters occurred many years ago, and well before my recent appointment as Bishop, I intend to arrange for a full investigation into certain matters raised in the reports. I am in the process of appointing an independent expert to review all available records and to report back to me.
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