He died of a heart attack at the age of 77 last August, shortly before he was due to be extradited to the UK to be interviewed by police.
He is now set to testify at an independent review the church has established to investigate which church staff knew about the abuse, whether they responded appropriately and whether the attacks could have been prevented.
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