Ballarat's children

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Broken silence, broken lives

2016-10-3028:16

For decades, victims of clerical paedophilia in Ballarat had suffered in silence. With the first conviction of Gerald Ridsdale in 1993, the wall of silence began to break.Victims were encouraged to come forward and have their day in court. But what price justice? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without let or restraint

2016-10-2329:161

In the wake of the Ryan-Day episode in 1972, rates of clerical offending exploded in the Ballarat Diocese. Priests and religious figures preyed upon children with impunity, and victims did not know where to turn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The smother

2016-10-1633:091

The Ballarat Diocese of the Catholic Church became the epicentre of an epidemic of clerical paedophilia. The obvious question is: how could thousands of children be abused without coming to the attention of police? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments (1)

Winter Kara May

This is horrific, it is such a terrible truth that the biggest victims are the children. A huge shame on the calibre of the police force, especially the Catholic Mafia within the police force. Dennis Ryan is a real life hero standing up to the thugs and the establishment!!!

May 4th

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Winter Kara May