The Catholic church has delivered what's been described as
a 'pretty low blow' in order to avoid paying compensation
to survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
The Marist Brothers is arguing in court that it is unable to
defend civil proceedings brought by a survivor of child sexual
abuse, who is known by the pseudonym of Mark Peters, because his
abuser has died.
Mr Peters asserts he was abused by notorious child sexual
offender, the Marist Brothers' Brother Francis Cable from at
least 1967, and that the organisation failed in its duty of care to
prevent the abuse by failing to terminate his position let alone
reporting the matter to police, despite having received multiple
reports of abuse.
