AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
By JOANNE McCARTHY and MICHELLE HARRIS
Jan. 25, 2013
TWO Hunter men were in tears on Friday after the NSW government expanded the scope of its special commission of inquiry to include Hunter paedophile priest Jim Fletcher.
And then there were cheers.
‘‘That is bloody brilliant,’’ said John Feenan, whose son Daniel’s evidence about Fletcher’s crimes put the priest in jail, where he died in 2006.
‘‘Our family has always believed the church hierarchy knew Fletcher was a risk around children, which is why he was moved. Bishop Leo Clarke and others knew.
‘‘It’s my birthday today, and that’s the best present I’ve had in years.’’
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