When Greg Thompson was made Bishop of Newcastle, he refused to turn a blind eye to the area’s Anglican paedophile network. The NSW city was home to multiple child sex abuse scandals. For Greg, the fight was personal — he was himself a sexual abuse survivor. But speaking out came at huge personal cost. Greg was ostracised and marginalised from the community he’d dedicate his life to. Presented by the ABC’s Julia Baird.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro to the story of Ex-Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson
01:42 – Ex-Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson early years
04:52 – Greg Thompson’s personal story of abuse in the Anglican church
07:32 – Steve Smith’s story of childhood sexual abuse in the Newcastle Anglican Diocese
10:00 – Author Anne Manne on perpetrators in the Newcastle Anglican Diocese
11:43 – The Anglican paedophile network in Newcastle
12:41 – Greg Thompson is made Bishop of Newcastle and learns the Royal Commission will be investigating the diocese
14:33 – Greg goes public with his abuse and makes an apology to other survivors
16:57 – The Royal Commission begins
20:25 – Bishop of Newcastle Peter Stuart
24:26 – Greg’s future
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