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A Victorian priest will stand trial over an historical abuse claim that surfaced when he was asked to officiate at the victim’s aunt’s funeral.
A man remained silent for almost 40 years until a Victorian priest he says sexually abused him was asked to conduct his aunt’s funeral.
When the victim’s sister told him she had tracked down the priest to officiate at their aunt’s funeral in 2010, he said he couldn’t go, according to documents tendered in a Melbourne court.
“If he’s going to the funeral, then I can’t go,” the victim told his sister.
He had done odd jobs at the priest’s house as a teenager in the 1970s to earn pocket money, according to a statement he made to police.
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