Once alerted to the cases, the archbishop gave instructions for the matter to be reported to the police and to Catholic authorities in Rome.
In response to CNA queries, the archdiocese said: "The Roman Catholic Archbishop was only informed of the case in October 2020, during which time he gave instructions that the matter be reported to the police as it was a criminal offence and that a report be made directly to the Dicastery for Consecrated Life in Rome and to inform and update the Archbishop of the Diocese where the offence was committed in accordance with Vatican protocols.”