Potentially inappropriate asset transfers could deprive Christian Brothers abuse survivors of pay, government tells court

Federal government lawyers have raised concerns that the Christian Brothers Catholic order may have improperly transferred millions of dollars in property to another entity for nominal sums—years before the organization claimed it lacked funds to compensate survivors of child sexual abuse, according to reporting in The Guardian. The order, which was central to the church's abuse scandal, had previously denied it could pay civil claims filed by survivors. A New South Wales court has now ordered a moratorium on all abuse claims against the organization while the matter is investigated. If confirmed, the allegation would suggest a pattern of asset concealment that prevented victims from receiving compensation they won through legal action.

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