AUSTRALIA
9 News
AAP
The Melbourne archbishop admits he was wrong not to pay for accommodation for a homeless victim of a pedophile priest.
Archbishop Denis Hart said if he had his time again, he would have authorised payment for three months of crisis accommodation for Emma Foster.
Ms Foster was abused by the notorious Father Kevin O’Donnell, and she developed serious psychiatric problems as a result.
When her family could no longer care for her at home, they asked the church in 2003 to pay for her crisis accommodation.
At the time, Archbishop Hart told the Fosters that paying for accommodation was not part of the Melbourne archdiocese’s available support for victims.
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