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provincial of the order in 1977. O'Donnell was quoted as saying that "... no allegations of sexual misconduct involving brothers ... was ever documented and would be held in archives. This practice was followed in order to deal with the situation in its actual context without compromising the good name of the person in the future. By that I am referring to the brother against whom the allegation had been made." O'Donnell was also quoted as saying "... I made mention in my earlier statement to police that the attitude within the order was one of reacting to a religious failing to keep his vow of chastity. We were dealing with a sin rather than a crime. The attitude was that a sinner can repent and be forgiven and give up sinning."
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Christchurch police. He agreed to a six-hour interview with Detective Sean Buckley. The arrest resulted in a number of charges and an indictment containing 54 counts of sexual abuse
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Cathedral, McGrath confessed to Lucas that he had sexually abused children and there would be many more complaints. Despite this admission, neither Lucas or Smith reported McGrath to police. In 2019, Lucas acknowledged the meeting took place but said he was not obliged
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Kendall Grange. Detective Darren Webster led the investigation and by the end of 2011, had a significant brief on McGrath and Brother John Clegg. Other brothers who allegedly committed other offences at the school were deceased or deemed unfit to
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Chicago and stayed with other members of his order. During this time, McGrath was notified by Smith that police wanted to question him over multiple allegations of child sexual abuse. Smith offered McGrath the chance to remain in the United States, but in
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Over the course of his career, Lucas met and interviewed over 30 abusive priests and religious, including Father Denis McAlinden, Father John
Farrell, Father John Nestor and McGrath. Lucas took no notes of these meetings, despite the priests confessing to sexually abusing children in their care. He
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Moloney in 1977: "... as a result of the number of allegations received in and around this time that I as provincial saw the need for a clean-out at Marylands, Christchurch. It has also been suggested that McGrath and
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The cover-up of McGrath's crimes began more than 20 years before he was finally arrested. In 1977, reports of McGrath's abuse of children reached
Brother Brian O'Donnell, the head of the order in Sydney. At least one other brother, a teacher and several members of staff reported their concerns to
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In 2006, McGrath was found guilty on 21 charges of child sexual abuse against nine victims aged between 7 and 15 years old. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. In 2008, as McGrath was released on parole, Brother Roger Moloney was sentenced to two years and nine months on seven counts of
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for children with learning and behavioural difficulties. McGrath worked as a dormitory master and teacher and would later allege a culture of violence, fear, sexual abuse and concealment. The prior at the school was Brother Roger Moloney, who would also later be convicted of child sexual abuse.
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Cardinal Williams passed this information on to the Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Meeking, who asked Brother Joseph Smith to "write to the person concerned indicating you have received it from the Cardinal and that the matter is being dealt with."
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The commission were unable to conduct a public hearing into the order because of the risk of prejudicing the trials of McGrath and Brother John Clegg. Clegg was found guilty in 2015 of multiple offences against boys at Kendall Grange.
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McGrath sexually abused him in 1963 while he was a student Marylands School and also put him in a coffin containing a dead body. Other accusers who were former students at Marylands School would testify before the Commission as well.
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In 1991, two social workers complained to the order's leadership that McGrath was making sexual advances towards four children in their care. When they received no response, they reported their suspicions to Christchurch police.
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Moloney were moved on because of the sexual allegations and that I put Brother Timothy (Boxall) in as Prior to bring about necessary changes. This is in a sense correct."
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2270:History of Christchurch
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447:Christchurch earthquake
2295:Sexual abuse cover-ups
1836:www.abuseincare.org.nz
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653:27 years imprisonment
631:33 years imprisonment
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132:2019: 29 years custody
129:2018: 33 years custody
123:1997: 9 months custody
2290:Crime in Christchurch
2285:2000s in Christchurch
1255:. 19 September 2016.
869:Prison – 2017 – 2022
866:7 years imprisonment
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609:5 years imprisonment
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167:Early life and career
146:Bernard Kevin McGrath
126:2006: 5 years custody
120:1993: 3 years custody
44:Bernard Kevin McGrath
1960:. 26 February 2020.
1721:. Catholica.com.au.
1602:. 19 February 2018.
1380:. 15 February 2005.
1347:. 14 February 2005.
917:Awaiting sentencing
733:In 2019, journalist
662:Government inquiries
1459:. 31 January 2009.
1188:. 1 December 2012.
890:7 years, 10 months
884:Churinga, Victoria
449:, McGrath moved to
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329:Father Brian Lucas
181:veterinary science
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