Peter Gogarty, advocate for child sexual abuse survivors, receives Medal of the Order of Australia

Helen Gregory
Updated January 26 2021 - 10:05am, first published 5:30am
Selfless: Peter Gogarty, of Vacy, said there needed to be a complete overhaul of the status of the Catholic Church. He said there was still a "humongous job to do" and so "I just have to keep doing it". Picture: Marina Neil
Selfless: Peter Gogarty, of Vacy, said there needed to be a complete overhaul of the status of the Catholic Church. He said there was still a "humongous job to do" and so "I just have to keep doing it". Picture: Marina Neil

PETER Gogarty could "never, ever, ever" have imagined the chain of events that would follow hearing the news that pedophile priest Jim Fletcher had been arrested on multiple child abuse charges.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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