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Abuse in Care: Catholic Church loses bid to keep names of abusers secret
The Catholic Church has lost its bid to keep the identities of perpetrators and those accused of covering up abuse secret at the upcoming Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing.
The hearing, beginning on Monday in Auckland, will hear from survivors of historical abuse in faith-based care, and the redress processes that followed.
The Catholic Church – in an application supported by the Anglican Church and Salvation Army – said they sought non-publication orders because they had not been given enough time to contact those who would be named, and the families of those now deceased.
They also raised concerns of natural justice for those deceased.