Catholic Church failed to stop child sexual abuse case

The Catholic church has failed in its bid to permanently stay a case alleging a priest sexually abused a child in the 1960s.

The NSW Supreme Court rejected the application in relation to proceedings brought by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted as a 14-year-old.

The priest who was the alleged perpetrator had worked in the northern New South Wales diocese.

The Church's internal records showed it knew the priest was a paedophile but did nothing other than move him from parish to parish.

Lismore Sexual Assault Allegations

On Friday, 24 September 2021, the decision of GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore [2021] NSWSC 1204 was handed down which rejected the Catholic Church's application for a permanent stay.