‘It’s gutless’: clergy abuse survivors and their families outraged by legal stays that thwart cases

Victims of crimes committed by clergy such as Marist Brother ‘Romuald’ Cable speak out about handling of civil claims

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Two hours after Audrey Nash forced her son Andrew’s bedroom door open, finding him dead by suicide at just 13, she received a surprise home visit from a now notorious member of the Catholic clergy.

Marist Brother Francis “Romuald” Cable, one of New South Wales’ worst Catholic school paedophiles, fired off a strange series of questions to the shocked and grieving mother.

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