What Archbishop of Melbourne was accused of sexual abuse by the Southwell Inquiry?
Southwell inquiry The Southwell inquiry was an inquiry performed by AJ Southwell, a former Australian judge, into allegations of sexual abuse in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne by a 53-year-old man (who could not be named) who alleged that he was sexually abused in 1961 at a Roman Catholic youth camp when he was 12 years old by George Pell, who at that time was a seminarian and was at the time of the allegation Archbishop of Sydney.
Michael Costigan (writer) Michael Costigan (born 1931 in Melbourne) is an Australian Roman Catholic writer. He is twin brother of the late Frank Costigan QC, and older brother of the late journalist and Lord Mayor of Melbourne Peter Costigan.