One of New Zealand’s most senior Catholics has failed in his last-ditch attempt to prevent a media company from detailing sexual abuse allegations against him.
Cardinal John Dew, a former Archbishop of Wellington who was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015, is the subject of a yet-to-air Newshub story accusing him of sexual abuse.
He sought an injunction against Warner Bros. Discovery NZ to prevent Newshub’s story going to air.
He first sought the injunction in the High Court but failed. He appealed to the Court of Appeal, again failing, and then took his case to the Supreme Court.
Newshub reports that former National MP and Attorney-General Chris Finlayson KC acted on behalf of two nuns who joined the legal action to block the story.
Today, the Supreme Court dismissed Dew’s appeal.
NZ Herald
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