Victorian court awards abuse victim more than $200,000 after he sued Bishop of Bendigo, a case with possible Hunter flow-on

Ian Kirkwood
December 23 2021 - 7:00pm
DIOCESE FOUND LIABLE: The Bishop of Ballarat, Paul Bird, the defendant in a Victorian abuse case, at an annual 'blessing of the fleet' at Port Fairy. Picture: Aaron Sawall
DIOCESE FOUND LIABLE: The Bishop of Ballarat, Paul Bird, the defendant in a Victorian abuse case, at an annual 'blessing of the fleet' at Port Fairy. Picture: Aaron Sawall

THE Catholic Diocese of Ballarat has been found liable for the sexual abuse in 1971 of a boy by one of its priests, in a Victorian Supreme Court verdict on Wednesday.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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