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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-924/
- Published: 2024-03-08T17:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-07T05:22:44.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

> 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.  
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> 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](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/newshub-closure-warner-bros-discovery-boss-glen-kyne-speaks-outlines-what-led-to-heartbreaking-decision/HPD4HMMFBVDB3OLJHMUVH6EAUI/?ref=goodoil.news) story accusing him of sexual abuse.  
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> He sought an injunction against Warner Bros. Discovery NZ to prevent Newshub’s story going to air.  
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> 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.  
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> 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.  
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> Today, the Supreme Court dismissed Dew’s appeal.  
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> *NZ Herald*

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