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1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"A Catholic family's story of faith, betrayal, pain and courage bringing a paedophile priest to justice"--Cover subtitle. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; 1 The Long Wait for Justice; 2 Daniel's Happy Childhood; 3 The Arrival of Father Fletcher to Our Parish; 4 The Priest's Developing Interest in Our Lives; 5 Changes in Daniel's Behaviour and Unexplained Incidents; 6 Unwise Decisions and Personality Changes; 7 Alcohol Abuse and a Suicide Attempt; 8 First Domestic Relationship; 9 New Job, New Romance; 10 The Disclosure of Abuse and Its Impact on Daniel's Life; 11 The Decision to Approach the Police with Allegations of Abuse. |
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12 The Police Investigation Begins with Further Betrayal from the Church13 The Anguish of Giving A Police Statement; 14 The Arrest of Father James Patrick Fletcher; 15 The Legal Preparation for the Trial and a New Victim Emerges; 16 Loving Support but Not From the Church; 17 The Trial Edges Closer and a Joyous Family Wedding; 18 The Trial Commences and Daniel Takes the Witness Stand; 19 Cross Examination and Great Courage; 20 Prosecution Witnesses and Good Friends; 21 The Defence's Case and We Meet the Other Victim; 22 Final Addresses by Prosecution and Defence. |
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23 The Judge Sums up the Case and Instructs the Jury24 The Long Wait for a Decision by the Jury; 25 The Verdict; 26 Emotion and Relief; Epilogue. Sentencing and Appeals; Postscript; About the Author. |
| Summary |
When Senior NSW Police Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the ABC's Lateline programme on November 8, 2012, that the Catholic Church had covered up crimes by paedophile priests, silenced investigations and destroyed crucial evidence to avoid prosecution, the public outrage that ensued triggered a Royal Commission into institutional child abus. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Australia.
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Catholic Church. |
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Catholic Church. |
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Abused children -- Australia -- Biography.
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Abused children. |
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Australia. |
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Child sexual abuse -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Child sexual abuse -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Feenan, Patricia. Holy Hell. Fremantle, W.A. : Fontaine Press, ©2012 9780987356543 (OCoLC)823204094 |
| ISBN |
9780987356550 (electronic book) |
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0987356550 (electronic book) |
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9780987356543 |
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0987356542 |
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