AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
AAP
INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon is unrepentant for naming a Catholic priest linked to rape allegations, even though no criminal charges will be laid.
South Australia’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday said Adelaide priest Monsignor Ian Dempsey will not face charges over claims made by a fellow seminarian.
John Hepworth, then the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) Archbishop, first aired the allegations of sexual assault in 2007.
Four years later, Senator Xenophon raised the issue in parliament under privilege, where he also named Monsignor Dempsey, saying he had no choice because the church had taken too long to investigate the claims.
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