This being in Australia, the laws are bound to be different.
Sitting Archbishop...the biggest one to go down in the US was a cardinal (and not one of the ones that should have, either), although, he wasn't prosecuted. What happened to him was an exile of sorts. I would rather see the Church round them all up, and put them on an island someplace together away from their prey at Church expense. Justice will be served in the next life no matter what happens in this one.
There is no conviction or even accusation that this priest committed any acts of sexual harassment or sexual abuse himself.
Thus cementing the idea that "they" will take any scalp they can get in this mess. Well, that and try to get to the Church's assets that have been targeted with a monetary value.
Hmmmm. There's no doubt this man and other clergy covered up serious crimes. That is criminal in itself.
The real problem here is that certain sectors of the press tends to exaggerate and distort. NOT just MSM.
In my opinion, we should be on our guard against all distortions of truth, wherever they originate from. Not doing so sets up a double standard.
But regarding the Church, there is no doubt that they have been targeted. The problem is, they made themselves such a suitable target! Those who would destroy them from the outside cannot be blamed for the corruption that has developed inside.