The Clergy and Religious
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Brother Robert Best Christian Brother, principal of St Alipius Boys’ School in Ballarat, serial paedophile
Father Noel Brady Parish priest of Resurrection Parish in King’s Park, Melbourne, says Pell warned him off speaking about child abuse
Father Paul Connell Theologian, former rector of Corpus Christi seminary—managed out by Pell, parish priest of St Oliver Plunkett’s in Pascoe Vale, Melbourne
Monsignor John Day Parish priest of Mildura in Ballarat Diocese, serial paedophile, deceased
Bishop Hilton Deakin Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, former Vicar-General of the Melbourne Archdiocese
Brother Edward ‘Ted’ Dowlan Former Christian Brother of St Alipius and St Patrick’s in Ballarat, serial paedophile
Archbishop Adrian Doyle Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart
Monsignor Tom Doyle Former CEO of the Catholic Education Office
Monsignor Tom Doyle (another one) American canon lawyer
Father Aidan Duggan Benedictine priest of the Sydney Archdiocese who abused John Ellis, deceased
Bishop Peter Elliott Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, friend of Pell
Father Nazareno Fasciale Priest of the Melbourne Archdiocese, serial paedophile, deceased
Bishop Brian Finnigan Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, former secretary to Ballarat Bishop Ronald Mulkearns
Monsignor Leo Fiscalini Priest and consultor of the Ballarat Diocese, close to Pell’s mother, deceased
Archbishop Anthony Fisher Archbishop of Sydney, 2014–
Brother Gerald Leo Fitzgerald Christian Brother of St Alipius in Ballarat, paedophile, died before was prosecuted
Archbishop Denis Hart Archbishop of Melbourne, 2001–, close ally of Pell
Father Eric Hodgens Retired priest of the Melbourne Archdiocese, theological adversary of Pell
Father Michael Kelly Jesuit priest, founding editor of progressive Catholic journal Eureka Street
Archbishop Frank Little Archbishop of Melbourne, 1974–96, deceased
Father Frank Madden Priest and consultor of the Ballarat Diocese
Father Peter Matheson Theologian, parish priest of Our Lady of the Assumption in Cheltenham, Melbourne
Father Michael McGloin Dean at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, told by John Ellis about the abuse by Aidan Duggan, also accused of abuse
Sister Kate McGrath Former principal of St Colman’s in Mortlake, whistleblower on Father Gerald Ridsdale
Father Bob Maguire Retired parish priest of South Melbourne, confidant of Phil Scott
Father Bill Melican Priest and consultor of the Ballarat Diocese
Bishop Bill Morris Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba in Queensland, removed by Pope Benedict XVI for questioning Church teachings such as the ban on women’s ordination
Bishop Ronald Mulkearns Bishop of Ballarat, 1971–97, had knowledge of several paedophile priests including Father Gerald Ridsdale, whom he moved from parish to parish, deceased
Father Gerard Mulvale Former Pallottine priest of St Christopher’s Parish in Syndale, Melbourne, convicted of abusing two boys, charged with raping Stephanie Piper
Monsignor Henry ‘Hank’ Nolan Priest of the Ballarat Diocese, Pell’s cousin, deceased
Bishop James O’Collins Bishop of Ballarat preceding Ronald Mulkearns, Pell’s champion, deceased
Father Kevin O’Donnell Parish priest of Oakleigh in Melbourne, serial paedophile, deceased
Father Lawrence O’Toole Priest and consultor of the Ballarat Diocese
George Cardinal Pell Australian Cardinal Prelate for the Catholic Church, Prefect for the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy, former Archbishop of Melbourne, former Archbishop of Sydney
Father Terrence ‘Terry’ Pidoto Serial paedophile of the Melbourne Archdiocese, abused a boy at Corpus Christi seminary, deceased
Bishop Pat Power Bishop Emeritus of Canberra-Goulburn
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI 265th Pope of the Catholic Church 2005–13, Francis’ predecessor, theologically aligned to Pell
Father Gerald Ridsdale Former priest of the Ballarat Diocese, possibly Australia’s most prolific paedophile
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson Former Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Chairman of National Committee for Professional Standards, architect of Towards Healing
Father Victor Rubeo Priest of the Melbourne Archdiocese, serial paedophile, abused two generations of boys in the one family, deceased
Sister Angela Ryan Former executive officer of the National Committee for Professional Standards, closely involved in Towards Healing and the Southwell Inquiry into alleged abuse of Phil Scott
Father John Salvano Worked at the Oakleigh parish with Father Kevin O’Donnell, tried to raise the alarm with the hierarchy about his behaviour with boys
Father Peter Searson Former parish priest of Doveton in Melbourne, paedophile, deceased
Monsignor Kevin Toomey Monsignor of the Melbourne Archdiocese, brother of Eileen Piper
Father Dan Torpy Former priest and consultor of the Ballarat Diocese, psychological counsellor to whom paedophile priests were sent
Father Bill Uren Former Provincial of the Australian Jesuits, now rector at the University of Melbourne’s Newman College
Sister Patricia Vagg Nun and former teacher at Mortlake, assigned with task of letting Bishop Ronald Mulkearns know about problems at the school with Father Gerald Ridsdale
Father John Walshe Friend of Pell, former parish priest at Mentone in Melbourne, accused of abusing a seminarian at Corpus Christi—seminarian paid compensation by the Catholic Church’s Melbourne Response
Father Michael Whelan Parish priest of St Patrick’s, Church Hill, in Sydney, and leader of Catalyst for Renewal—a progressive Catholic movement
Father Mark Withoos Pell’s private secretary in the Vatican
Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II 264th Pope of the Catholic Church, 1978–2005, deceased
Paul Auchettl Ballarat survivor of abuse at St Alipius, befriended by Pell when a child
Peter Blenkiron Ballarat survivor of abuse by Brother Ted Dowlan at St Patrick’s College, leader of survivor movement who went to Rome for Pell’s evidence
Michael Breen Former Ballarat local, not Catholic, alleges abuse by Pell at the Eureka Pool
Wayne Brennan Survivor of abuse by Brother Ted Dowlan and possibly Father Gerald Ridsdale in Ballarat, suicided, alleged Pell knew and covered it up
Neil Bourke School friend of Stephanie Piper, abused by Father Gerard Mulvale, deceased
BWE Altar boy who alleges he heard Pell say to another priest ‘Gerry’s rooting boys again’ while in the sacristy of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Ballarat—story hotly disputed
The Choirboy Former choirboy at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, whose friend, The Kid, alleges he too was abused by Pell at the cathedral, deceased
Andrew Collins Ballarat survivor of abuse by several perpetrators including religious brothers, a priest and a lay teacher, leader of survivor movement who went to Rome for Pell’s evidence
Peter Curran Survivor of Father Gerald Ridsdale, Brother Ted Dowlan and Brother Robert Best, says Pell knew about Ridsdale, deceased
Donna Cushing, nee Harrison Survivor of abuse by Father Gerald Ridsdale on a holiday with her three brothers in Edenhope in the Ballarat Diocese
Damian Dignan Student of St Alipius in Ballarat, alleges abuse by Pell at the Eureka Pool
John Ellis Survivor of teenage and adult abuse by Benedictine priest Father Aidan Duggan in Sydney; his legal case against Pell and the Trustees of the Sydney Archdiocese created a legal precedent which makes it very difficult for victims to sue the Catholic Church for negligence
Emma and Katie Foster Daughters of campaigners Anthony and Chrissie Foster, Emma died of a drug overdose and Katie is permanently disabled after walking into a car when she was drunk, both victims of Melbourne priest Father Kevin O’Donnell
Tim Green Survivor of abuse by Brother Ted Dowlan at St Patrick’s College, says he tried to warn Pell at the Eureka Pool, which Pell denies
Mark Harrison Donna Cushing’s brother—abused by Father Gerald Ridsdale on the same holiday Donna attended
Paul Hersbach Abused by Melbourne priest Father Victor Rubeo who also abused Hersbach’s father, Tony, his uncle and his brother
Richard Jabara Survivor of abuse by Melbourne priest Father Terence Pidoto, brought to Corpus Christi seminary for abuse
The Kid Former choirboy at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, alleges abuse by Pell at the cathedral
Paul Levey Survivor of abuse by Father Gerald Ridsdale at Mortlake in the Ballarat Diocese, lived in the presbytery at Mortlake with Ridsdale when he was a boy
Lyndon Monument Student of St Alipius in Ballarat, alleges abuse by Pell at the Eureka Pool
Darren Mooney School friend of Lyndon Monument’s brother Craig (now deceased), survivor of abuse by Brother Gerald Fitzgerald at St Alipius in Ballarat
Peter Mooney Darren’s brother, survivor of abuse in Ballarat
Gerard Murphy School friend of Lyndon Monument and Damian Dignan, was not a victim of abuse
Stephanie Piper Suicided in 1994 after police laid charges for her abuse by Pallottine priest Father Gerard Mulvale
David Ridsdale Ballarat survivor of protracted abuse by his uncle, Father Gerald Ridsdale, leader of survivor movement who went to Rome for Pell’s evidence, convicted of abuse himself
Lauren Rowbotham School friend of Lyndon Monument and Damian Dignan, alleges she saw Pell touching them inappropriately at the Eureka Pool
Phil Scott Former altar boy, alleges abuse by Pell when Pell was a seminarian at a camp at Phillip Island in Victoria
Julie Stewart Survivor of abuse by Father Peter Searson at Doveton, Pell wrote to her to apologise
Paul Tatchell Survivor of abuse by Brother Ted Dowlan at St Patrick’s in Ballarat, now a member of the local shire council
Rob Walsh Survivor of abuse at St Alipius in Ballarat, two brothers and a cousin also abused there and he is the only one surviving as the other three suicided
Stephen Woods Survivor of abuse by same perpetrators as Peter Curran, friend of Curran’s, went to Rome for Pell’s evidence
The Lawyers
David Begg Solicitor who represented John Ellis in his case against Pell and the Sydney Archdiocese
Dr Judy Courtin Solicitor specialising in representing child abuse victims at Angela Sdrinis Legal, wrote her PhD on the issue
John Dalzell Solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, represented Pell and the Sydney Archdiocese during the Ellis case
Stephen Free Counsel Assisting, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Gail Furness, SC Counsel Assisting, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Ingrid Irwin Ballarat solicitor representing child abuse complainants including Lyndon Monument and Damian Dignan
Richard Leder Solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, represents Pell and the Melbourne Archdiocese, one architect of the Melbourne Response
Justice Peter McClellan Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Allan Myers, QC Barrister who represented Pell in the Royal Commission
Peter O’Callaghan, QC Victorian barrister, former Special Commissioner of the Melbourne Response
Robert Richter, QC Criminal barrister appointed to represent Pell to fight current allegations
Jeff Sher, QC Barrister who represented Pell in the Southwell Inquiry
Justice Alec Southwell Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, conducted the Southwell Inquiry into allegations by Phil Scott against Pell of child abuse at Phillip Island in 1961
Angus Stewart, SC Counsel Assisting, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Dr Vivian ‘Viv’ Waller Solicitor at Waller Legal specialising in representing child abuse victims
Peter Ward Solicitor at Galbally and O’Bryan, represented Phil Scott in the Southwell Inquiry
The Cops
Graham Ashton Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
Kevin Carson Detective at Ballarat who investigated paedophile clergy including Father Gerald Ridsdale and Brother Robert Best
Peter Fox Former NSW Police detective whose interview on the ABC TV Lateline program sparked the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Paul Murnane Former superintendent of Ballarat police, worked for Towards Healing after retirement
Chris O’Connor Retired policeman who was formerly detective senior sergeant in charge of the Victoria Police Child Exploitation Squad
David Rae Detective at Taskforce SANO, which investigates historic child sexual abuse claims that have arisen out of the Victorian Inquiry into the Handling of Child Sexual Abuse Involving Religious and Other Organisations and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Others
Andy Burns Producer at ABC TV 7.30 program
Danny Casey Former business manager of the Sydney Archdiocese
Michael Casey Private secretary to Pell
Michael Costigan Former seminarian of Corpus Christi, worked for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Paul Costigan Former seminarian of Corpus Christi
Blake Curran Son of deceased Ballarat victim, Peter Curran
Colleen Curran Wife of deceased Ballarat victim, Peter Curran
Chrissie and Anthony Foster Parents of Emma, who died of a drug overdose and Katie, who became permanently disabled after being hit by a car, both girls were victims of Father Kevin O’Donnell
Kevin Larkins Former seminarian of Corpus Christi
Dr Michael Leahy Former seminarian of Corpus Christi
Loyola ‘Roly’ McKenzie Wife of former manager of the Eureka Pool
Pat Moran Friend and colleague of Wayne Brennan, who Brennan confided in regarding his abuse
Phil O’Donnell Former priest of the Melbourne Archdiocese, worked with Father Peter Searson and tried to expose him, confidant of child sexual abuse victims
Francis Sullivan CEO of the Catholic Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council
Eileen Piper Mother of Stephanie, who suicided after charges were brought against the priest she said abused her
Associate Professor Carolyn Quadrio Psychiatrist specialising in child sexual abuse
Dr Brian Scarlett Former seminarian of Corpus Christi
Graeme Sleeman Former principal of Holy Family, Doveton, lost his career trying to expose paedophile priest Father Peter Searson
Kieran Tapsell Former NSW District Court Judge, writer on canon law