Catholic church in Australia accused of using deaths of paedophile clergy to shield it from legal claims
Advocates say church is using legal manoeuvres to ‘crush the children’ that clergy abused
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The Catholic church and other institutions are attempting to use the death or incapacitation of paedophile clergy to stymy more than a dozen cases brought by historical abuse survivors, an analysis of court records suggests.
The church has drawn widespread criticism since the Guardian revealed its recent, aggressive strategy to use the deaths of paedophile clergy to claim it can no longer receive a fair trial and block survivors’ civil claims permanently.
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Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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