Pell Catholic Church Abuse
Title: Australian court rules family of deceased choirboy can sue Catholic church
Author: Nino Bucci & Australian Associated Press
Publisher: The Guardian
Date: 24AUG2022
The Victorian court’s decision had been sought before a civil case brought against Cardinal George Pell and the church could proceed.
A Victorian judge has dismissed a claim by lawyers for the Catholic church that they were not liable to pay compensation to the father of a choirboy who alleged he had been sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.
The father of a deceased former choirboy is suing Pell and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, claiming he suffered psychological injury after learning his son had allegedly been sexually abused by Pell.
Justice Michael McDonald ruled in the Victorian supreme court on Wednesday that legislation passed in 2018 that was designed to prevent unincorporated organisations – such as religious organisations – from relying on a legal technicality to avoid civil lawsuits applied to the father’s case.
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