Despite Archbishop Peter Loy Chong's claim that there had been no reported cases of clergy abusing children in Fiji, Australian priest Julian Fox, who was later convicted and jailed in 2015 for child sex crimes, was transferred to Fiji in 1999 after Australian police started an investigation against him. It was also confirmed that the church also had knowledge of sex abuse allegations against Fox nine years before he was charged.
Archbishop Peter Loy Chong denied any cases of clergy child abuse in Fiji, but Australian priest Julian Fox, who was later convicted and imprisoned for child sex crimes in 2015, was transferred to Fiji in 1999 after an investigation by Australian police. The church had also been aware of allegations against Fox nine years before he was charged.