Anglican Church denies obligation to warn about paedophile Wenlock
The Anglican church ‘failed to protect them by disclosing what they know about his behaviour.’
Read MoreThe Rightside Legal client, a former altar boy known as WCB, was paid $32,500 in 1996 by the church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by Warragul priest Daniel Hourigan. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court overturned the deed of release in a landmark ruling, removing the legal barriers for WCB to sue the Catholic Church for damages. The decision opens the way for hundreds of other Victorian abuse survivors to seek better compensation.
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