Judge Higham questions church putting church putting offenders ahead of victims

By Amber Wilson and Andrew Thomson
Updated July 12 2019 - 11:57am, first published 11:53am
Already in jail: Robert Claffey abused children in the 1970s, '80s and '90s Photo: Ballarat Courier
Already in jail: Robert Claffey abused children in the 1970s, '80s and '90s Photo: Ballarat Courier

A Melbourne judge who will soon sentence a repeat south-west pedophile priest offender has condemned the Catholic Church for prioritising "the sinner" over children.

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