Convicted paedophile and ex-priest listed for pardon ahead of Timor-Leste Independence Day

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For the second time in a year, survivors of sexual abuse in Timor-Leste are fighting a government proposal to pardon convicted paedophile and ex-priest, Richard Daschbach.

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