Six families are now suing the Toowoomba Catholic diocese over its handling of sex abuse allegations at a local school. Three sets of parents launched legal action last month, and three more have now joined the civil suit.
The school cannot be named for legal reasons.
Lawyer Damian Scattini says the fact the former principal was found not guilty of failing to report allegations of abuse will not affect the claim.
"If you look at the 'not guilty' verdict, that has no bearing whatsoever," he said.
"We are pursuing the Church, not that individual.
"And it's clear that his finding of 'not guilty' was because he notified the Church of it, so we're holding the Church to account and that's as it should be."
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