Tag Archives: duty to report

“Secret files detail alleged priest abuse” & related article

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Sylvia
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by: DAN BOX From: The Australian August 29, 2013 12:00AM CONFIDENTIAL files held by the Archdiocese of Sydney detail dozens of meetings in which two of the country’s most senior serving Catholic clerics convinced pedophile priests to quietly resign, an … Continue reading →

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Who gains?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sylvia
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On the issue of the Pembroke Diocese, reporting to police and  the Child and Family Services Act “Duty to Report. This gets rather convoluted.  I will try my best to explain.  Backgrounder (1) Provincial legislation Perhaps the best place to … Continue reading →

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Pembroke Diocese Protocol for Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Minors

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Sylvia
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Protocol for Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Minors Preamble The sexual abuse of a child is a terrible crime that causes deep hurt for many people. It is rightly called “scandalous”, both in the biblical sense of potential harm to faith … Continue reading →

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“NSW abuse inquiry hears Catholic Church official was willing to risk breaking the law by not reporting child sexual abuse allegations” with VIDEO & related articles

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Sylvia
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Video: Inquiry told senior clergy knew of paedophile priest (7.30) ABC News (Australia) 24 July 2013 By Dan Cox Photo: Catholic priest Brian Lucas arrives at the inquiry into Catholic clergy child abuse in Newcastle. (ABC News) A senior Catholic … Continue reading →

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“Diocese knew of possible concealment charges: inquiry ” & related files

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Sylvia
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The Newcastle Herald July 11, 2013, 2 p.m. By IAN KIRKWOOD BISHOP MICHAEL MALONE A LETTER tendered to today’s Special Commission of Inquiry hearings shows the Maitland-Newcastle diocese should have known police in two states were considering ‘‘misprision of felony’’ … Continue reading →

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‘Paedophile priest’s parish expanded despite abuse accusations” & related articles

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Sylvia
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 Yahoo News! July 5, 2013, 9:32 am By Dan Cox, ABC Updated A NSW inquiry has heard a paedophile priest was allowed to continue running private reading classes at Hunter Valley Catholic schools despite being accused of child sexual abuse. … Continue reading →

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JOANNE MCCARTHY: ‘Mistakes’ of the past

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sylvia
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The Newcastle Herald (Australia) April 30, 2013, 11 p.m. IN 1996, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions declined to prosecute a senior Hunter Catholic priest, Monsignor Patrick Cotter, for failing to report the crimes of paedophile priest Vince … Continue reading →

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What progress, if any?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sylvia
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Yesterday (28 January 2013) I posted the Ottawa Archdiocese’s  Protocol Regarding Sexual Abuse of Minors by Clergy and Religious Clerics I did so without comment, but with plans to comment.  My mind has been in overdrive for days.  I will … Continue reading →

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Protocol Regarding Sexual Abuse of Minors by Clergy and Religious Clerics (Ottawa Archdiocese)

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Sylvia
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ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA PROTOCOL REGARDING SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS* BY CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS CLERICS September 14, 2011 1 Reporting Procedures…………………………………………………………………………………..2 2 Dealing with an Allegation…………………………………………………………………………… 3 3 Care of Victims*…………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 4 Relation with the Accused…………………………………………………………………………… 4 5 Communications Policy……………………………………………………………………………….. … Continue reading →

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Tangled web

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Sylvia
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I had hoped to have time to make comment last evening but time passed me by and now I am dead tired 🙁 I have posted a number of articles related to the unfolding Moncton Archdiocese scandal.  Check New to … Continue reading →

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