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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Christopher Knaus

Child abuse survivors condemn delay in case that could defrock Peter Hollingworth

Peter Hollingworth
It has been more than five years since complaints about Peter Hollingworth were made through the Melbourne diocese’s abuse complaints system. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Survivors and advocates have condemned the “cruel” and “dysfunctional” delays in a case to potentially defrock Peter Hollingworth, the former Australian governor general and former archbishop of Brisbane, for failures to act on child abuse allegations in the Anglican church.

A secretive hearing is due to begin on Monday to decide Hollingworth’s fate in the church, more than five years after complaints were first made through the Melbourne diocese’s complaints system, Kooyoora.

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