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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Sunday school teacher jailed for sexually abusing nine children was protected by church leader, Victorian cult inquiry hears

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A Victorian parliamentary inquiry heard allegations that sexual abuse was ‘covered up’ by the Geelong Revival Centre and victims ‘blamed’ by their offenders. Photograph: Getty Images

A Sunday school teacher who was jailed for sexually abusing nine children was protected by the leader of his fundamentalist church, after parents reported the abuse to him instead of police, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Catherine and Ryan Carey, former members of the Geelong Revival Centre (GRC), gave evidence at the first hearing of the parliamentary inquiry into the practices of cults and organised fringe groups on Wednesday.

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