Child abuse royal commission recommends clergy must report abuse allegations made in confession

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated December 11 2017 - 1:28pm, first published August 14 2017 - 12:00pm
Changes: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse chair Justice Peter McClellan. The commission has recommended sweeping changes to the criminal justice system to address the almost insurmountable barriers faced by victims.
Changes: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse chair Justice Peter McClellan. The commission has recommended sweeping changes to the criminal justice system to address the almost insurmountable barriers faced by victims.

THE Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has recommended sweeping changes to criminal justice systems across Australia, including breaching the sanctity of the confessional to hold clergy responsible for reporting child sex crimes.

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