Farewell to advocate for victims of sexual abuse Anthony Foster

State funeral of Anthony Foster Melbourne Recital Hall

State funeral of Anthony Foster Melbourne Recital Hall Source: AAP

He endured every parent's nightmare - discovering that two of his daughters had been victims of sexual abuse by their priest Father Kevin O'Donnell at the Catholic Church they attended. Anthony Foster and his wife became advocates for victims of sexual abuse and were instrumental in forcing government to set up the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Anthony Foster was farewelled today at a State Funeral in Melbourne.



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