Child abuse
Former Malka Leifer student settles abuse claim with ultra-Orthodox school
The woman, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Adass community, filed a suit against Leifer and the Adass Israel School over fresh allegations of abuse. She settled the case hours before the trial was due to begin.
- by David Estcourt
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Editorial
Opinion
Hardly a princely sum for victims of child abuse
King Charles should step in and fix the miserly compensation offer made to Australian child abuse victims of the Fairbridge Society.
- The Herald's View
Former Stirling councillor sent to prison for child abuse material
Keith Sargent will spend 14 months behind bars after admitting he downloaded videos and images of children as young as five years old.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth steps down from bishop duties
Peter Hollingworth has given up his rights to officiate religious services over fears it was distressing sexual abuse survivors and dividing the church.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Catholic church
Victim awarded $1.75m over paedophile priest as Catholic insurer warns on abuse claim costs
A victim of notorious paedophile priest Michael Glennon received just $75,000 from the church in 2016, but the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne has now agreed to pay him a further $1.75 million.
- by Cameron Houston
‘Jesus won’t forget this’: Catholic Church sued over alleged abuse by late Father Joe Doyle
Father Joseph Doyle retired suddenly from Our Lady of Lourdes parish in 2005, but it took more than decade for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to tell parishioners he had abused children.
- by Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
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National
Former governor-general avoids defrocking despite misconduct finding
Peter Hollingworth will be allowed to continue officiating religious services in Melbourne as long as he issues an apology to those abused by church officials while he served as the archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Courts
‘He was stupid, not a paedophile’: Reform urged after 15-year-old ends up on sex offender register
The grandmother of a teenager who was convicted after requesting intimate images of a girl the same age as him is struggling to understand how he is now labelled a sex offender.
- by Hamish Hastie
Former teen footballer sues Geelong Football Club over alleged rape
A former Geelong under-19s footballer is suing the club after he was allegedly raped by a group of older players in the 1980s.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Opinion
Naked City
The team of police officers who chase monsters online
“That is what drives us. To be her voice and to make sure those who commit the abuse face justice.”
- by John Silvester
Russian charged with war crimes defends Ukrainian child abduction at UN
Russian officials have deported Ukrainian children to Russia, lied to them that they weren’t wanted by their parents and gave them Russian families and citizenship.
- by Edith M. Lederer