MALAYSIA
Maylay Mail Online
BY BOO SU-LYN
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — A Malaysian Catholic Church theologian suggested today that reporting mechanisms be set up in the church for child sexual abuse cases, amid the trial of a British paedophile who raped children in poor Christian communities here.
Catholic Research Centre director Father Clarence Devadass also said people should be screened before they are allowed to work with children, especially if it is their first time.
“The Catholic Church views sexual abuse of children as a crime,” Devadass told Malay Mail Online.
He said the current procedure to report child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is to lodge a complaint with the Archbishop, adding that guidelines for people who work with children should be drawn up and education programmes be held for children about abuse.
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