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Mon 01 Jan 2010Church accused of disregarding complaints of priest's child abuse
THE CATHOLIC Church in Germany has been accused of ignoring abuse complaints against a priest who reportedly shared beds, saunas and showers with boys and young men.
South African public prosecutors will decide later this month whether to press charges against Fr Georg Kerkhoff arising from complaints in Johannesburg, where until recently he worked as priest to the city’s 3,500-strong German community.
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