THE TRUTH ABOUT: Gerald ridsdale - Caught on Camera

Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail

Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2025

Notorious pedophile priest admits more child sex abuse

Elderly pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale has pleaded guilty to more historical child sexual abuse charges occurring between 1973 to 1981.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Pedophile priest to face more historical sex charges

Detectives have charged pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale with more than 60 counts of historical sexual assaults against children under 16.

AAP · Apr 5, 2024

George Pell funeral: Tony Abbott praises cardinal as a ‘saint for our times’ and rails against child abuse charges

Former PM says the cardinal was ‘the greatest man I’ve ever known’, likening his treatment to a ‘modern-day crucifixion’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2023

Anger mounts among child abuse advocates as George Pell cast as a ‘saint’

In death, as it has been for much of his life, it’s clear former Catholic power player George Pell will be trailed by a cloud of scandal.

The New Daily · Jan 11, 2023

George Pell flew higher than any Australian priest, but he chose career over the safety of children

The cardinal was smart and determined. His failure to uncover some of the worst cases of child sexual abuse by priests blights his reputation

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2023

How George Pell rose from country Victoria to become Australia's most senior Catholic

George Pell was one of the most prominent religious figures in Australia over the past 50 years, rising from regional Victorian priest to become a senior figure at the Vatican. But he faced numerous controversies along the way.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Priest's victims traumatised by assaults

A notorious pedophile former priest has had his earliest jail release date extended by two years, after two more victims told a court of their assaults.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Vic priest can't remember who he abused

Prolific pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale abused so many children he can't remember who they were or what he did to them, a court has heard.

AAP · Sep 28, 2022