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Catholic Church paedophile networks to be mapped ‘like organised crime’ by academics

Catholic Church Paedophile Networks Title: Catholic Church paedophile networks to be mapped ‘like organised crime’ by academics Author: Giselle Wakatama Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date: 05FEB2021 A “mafia-like” code of silence among “dark networks” within the Catholic Church has begun to emerge from a world-first project mapping clerical paedophile networks, says an academic behind the

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Sociologist and criminologist to produce police-style ‘social network analysis’ of clerical crime across the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic diocese

Network Analysis Maitland Newcastle Title: Sociologist and criminologist to produce police-style ‘social network analysis’ of clerical crime across the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic diocese Author: Ian Kirkwood Publisher: Newcastle Herald Date: 09JAN2021 A Newcastle University academic and a colleague from Queensland are embarking on a Hunter version of a research project that analysed the movements of Catholic

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Opinion

Most viewed posts 2020: Father Glen Walsh paid a heavy price (Sep 9, 2020)

Glen Walsh Heavy Price Title: Most viewed posts 2020: Father Glen Walsh paid a heavy price (Sep 9, 2020) Author: Chris Geraghty Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 07JAN2021 The revelations never end about priests and brothers, of monsignors and bishops with their secret sexual lives, masturbating, buggerizing, sodomizing and raping boys and

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Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle

Newcastle Royal Commission Files Title: Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle Authors: Liz Farquhar and Madeline Lewis Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date: 20OCT2020 Abuse survivors have welcomed reports from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse made public today that reveal previously unseen details about

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The Altar Boys

Father Glen Walsh paid a heavy price

RIP Father Glen Walsh Title: Father Glen Walsh paid a heavy price Author: Chris Geraghty Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 09SEP2020 The revelations never end about priests and brothers, of monsignors and bishops with their secret sexual lives, masturbating, buggerizing, sodomizing and raping boys and girls – protected by an amoral hierarchy

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The Altar Boys

‘The Altar Boys’ launches amid renewed calls for answers

Investigate Father Walsh Death Title: ‘The Altar Boys’ launches amid renewed calls for answers Author: Rebecca Riddle Publisher: NewcastleWeekly Date: 20AUG2020 The launch of an explosive new book in Newcastle has marked the start of fresh calls for a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of whistle-blowing Hunter priest, Father Glen Walsh.Two dozen

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The Altar Boys

Recording: Truth-telling with Suzanne Smith and David Marr

Truth Smith Marr Oxley Title: Recording: Truth-telling with Suzanne Smith and David Marr Byline: Laura Oxley, External Communication Officer, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion Publisher: UTS Date: 01SEP2020 “Children with everything to live for. A community betrayed. A whistleblower priest who paid the ultimate price.” The Altar Boys is the debut book by multi-award winning

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The Altar Boys

The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry

Altar Boys Clergy Abuse Title: The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry Author: Kathleen McPhillips Publisher: The Conversation Date: 28AUG2020 Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former victims of Catholic clergy

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Blog

‘Paedophile Priest’ Released from Prison

Vincent Ryan Paedophile Priest Title: ‘Paedophile Priest’ Released from Prison Author: Sonia Hickey Publisher: Sydney Criminal Lawyers Date: 24JUL2020 Catholic Church Priest Vincent Ryan has been released after serving 14 months in prison for the historical sexual abuse of two altar boys.Unfortunately, it’s another case of historic child sexual abuse where the perpetrator barely suffers

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Paedophile priest Vincent Ryan released on parole from Long Bay Prison

Pope Defrock Vincent Ryan Title: Paedophile priest Vincent Ryan released on parole from Long Bay Prison Author: Mark Reddie Publisher: ABC News Date: 21JUL2020 Notorious paedophile priest Vince Ryan has walked free on parole from a Sydney jail having served less than half of his sentence for the historic sexual abuse of two altar boys

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