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Karen Sweeney

High Court challenge for Catholic Church in abuse case

The Catholic Church is going to the High Court over damages for secondary victims of child abuse. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The Catholic Church has filed paperwork in the High Court to challenge a ruling by Victorian judges that would allow the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell to sue for damages.

The father, who cannot be named, has a claim for damages pending against the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and Cardinal Pell.

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