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 | | Thursday, 20 December, 2001, 12:28 GMT Sex scandal dogs Governor-General  Queen Elizabeth is Australia's head of state Child welfare groups in Australia are calling for the resignation of Queen Elizabeth's representative, the Governor-General, Peter Hollingworth. They are angry about his handling of a case of sexual abuse at a church school in his diocese while he was Archbishop of Brisbane 10 years ago. Dr Hollingworth has denied there was a cover-up, and insisted he did nothing wrong.
The church was ordered to pay almost $500,000 in damages The teacher killed himself in 1990 before ever facing a trial. In a three-page statement, Dr Hollingworth says he could no longer stand by and allow unfounded allegations to be made against him. He said at the time of the abuse, legal obligations played heavily in his decision not to intervene. Dr Hollingworth's supporters say he is the victim of a campaign of denigration and defamation aimed at undermining his position as the Queen's representative in Australia. | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Asia-Pacific stories now:  Links to more Asia-Pacific stories are at the foot of the page. | |
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