Queen’s Representative Resigns Amid Scandal
The British monarch’s representative in Australia resigned to remove the largely ceremonial post from the taint of scandal.
Peter Hollingworth quit as governor general just days after a court dismissed a civil suit claiming he raped a woman 40 years ago. He denied the allegation. But the court decision did not ease public anger over his mishandling of child sex abuse cases while an Anglican Church archbishop during the 1990s.
Hollingworth, 68, who temporarily put aside his duties while fighting the rape charge, said the uproar compelled him to quit.
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