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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Christopher Knaus

Catholic church uses paedophile priest’s death as shield against new allegations in NSW

A priest holds a rosary
The Lismore diocese of the Catholic church was accused of being negligent and breaching its duty of care over an alleged sexual assault in 1968. Photograph: Vladimír Šimíček/AFP/Getty Images

The Catholic church has used the death of a known paedophile priest to shield itself from being sued over new complaints of child sexual abuse.

Earlier this month, the Lismore diocese won its argument for a permanent stay of civil proceedings brought by a woman who was 14 years old when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Father Clarence Anderson in 1968 inside her family home.

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