Rightside Legal has successfully represented clients who were abused as children in St. James Parish in Gardenvale and Brighton, Melbourne.
This includes compensation of $3.5 million to one of our clients who was abused by Father Ronald Pickering, the most notorious offender in St. James Parish.
Pickering presided over the parish from 1978 to 1993. Sadly, a number of children abused by Pickering in the parish took their own lives.
Incredibly, the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne knew of Pickering’s sexual abuse for decades but failed to take action.
In 1993, when Pickering had been parish priest for 15 years at St James, Gardenvale, he fled to England, where he died in 2009.
St James Church in Brighton was destroyed in an arson attack in 2015. The attack on St. James was one of three suspicious church fires in Melbourne that week linked to predator priests.
We believe Pickering may have abused children who have not come forward yet.
Even though he is now dead, if you suffered abuse at the hands of Father Ronald Pickering you can still claim financial compensation for the pain and distress he caused.
If you have any further information or you want legal advice in relation to abuse suffered in St. James Parish, please call 1300765702 or complete the confidential enquiry form below.
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