Vincentians have told Damien Sheridan a notorious priest was on 'a frolic of his own' when he sexually abused him

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated March 25 2019 - 5:41pm, first published March 5 2019 - 7:00am
Landmark: Damien Sheridan and son Zakarie outside court after Spillane's sentencing in February, 2017 for offences against nine former St Stanislaus College, Bathurst students, including Mr Sheridan.
Landmark: Damien Sheridan and son Zakarie outside court after Spillane's sentencing in February, 2017 for offences against nine former St Stanislaus College, Bathurst students, including Mr Sheridan.

THE Vincentian Catholic order has denied liability for notorious child sex offender priest Brian Spillane's abuse of a Bathurst school student despite Spillane's conviction for the crime, and despite Pope Francis's vow at a Vatican summit that the church would give survivors "all the support they need". 

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