Mervyn recalled the details of that Wednesday afternoon when Stenson asked his father to step outside while he was left alone with a senior cleric. Msgr Stenson denied an allegation that he had accused the boy of lying, and the Murphy Report makes no mention of such an incident.. Afterwards, the boy's father received a letter from the church explaining that Naughton's behaviour was caused by malaria and a fight he had with his mother. Naughton, when challenged by the Archdiocese about the abuse, admitted what he had done.