AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Louise Milligan
A victim of a paedophile priest says she believes Cardinal George Pell knew there was abuse going on but will never acknowledge it.
Julie Stewart was sexually abused by Peter Searson when he was a parish priest in Doveton in the mid-1980s.
“I will always believe he knew. Always,” Ms Stewart told 7.30.
“I believe [Pell] did his job well. He did his job by protecting the church’s assets and protecting the church’s name, but I don’t believe he protected the children.
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