AUSTRALIA
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
March 4, 2019
By Louise Milligan
The family of one of the boys sexually abused by George Pell have revealed their sadness and anger at watching their son’s life spiral out of control in the wake of his abuse.
The boy was one of two 13-year-old choirboys molested by Pell in the priests’ sacristy at St Patrick’s Cathedral in 1996.
His father has told Four Corners how they watched their son change from a cheerful young kid — with no idea why.
“He went from being this lovely boy, who used to come to the football with me, who used to go and help his grandparents and helped around the house, to this boy wanting to go out all the time,” he said.
“His schoolwork, I noticed that it started slipping. His whole attitude changed. His whole being just, he was a different boy.”
Andrew La Greca was a member of the choir at the time the boys were abused and he also noticed the change in one of the victims.
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