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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Christopher Knaus

Anglican church body presiding over Peter Hollingworth misconduct case admits confusing identity of abuse survivors

Former governor general Peter Hollingworth
Former governor general Peter Hollingworth has not been accused of abuse towards children and has since announced he would cease practising as an Anglican priest. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The Anglican church body that presided over the Peter Hollingworth case has admitted it erroneously confused the identity of one of only two abuse survivors whose complaints it was considering.

Earlier this month, Guardian Australia revealed the church’s professional standards board had been forced to re-check its 78-page decision on Hollingworth for errors because, among other things, it had confused the identity of one of only two abuse survivors whose complaints were being considered.

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