AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Dan Cox
A Newcastle lawyer and Anglican Church official has said he did not go to police with allegations of abuse against priests because he was trying to protect the church.
Former trustee and Newcastle Diocesan Council member Keith Allen has spent the entire day giving evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The case study in Newcastle is looking at the past and present systems, policies and practices within the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle for responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.
Mr Allen discussed the church’s handling of sealed “brown envelopes”, which contained matters of concern to the diocese including criminal allegations against priests.
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