The Australian | Child-sex cleric told leading priests about his abuse of boys The Australian A pedophile priest allegedly told two of the Catholic Church's most influential clerics he sexually abused five young boys, but was not defrocked for more than a decade, a royal commission heard yesterday. The priest, John Farrell, was jailed earlier ... Church had long-held concerns about NSW priest Catholic Church aware of priest's offences against children: Royal Commission Only way forward is to address the horrors of past |