AUSTRALIA
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By Mariza Fiamengo
June 03, 2005
From: AAP
BOYS indecently assaulted by a Marist brother at a Victorian Catholic college had lived in fear of physical and psychological violence, a court heard today.
Brother Gerard McNamara today pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of seven students at St Paul's Catholic College in Traralgon more than 30 years ago.
McNamara, 67, from Mt Macedon, was deputy principal, principal and sportsmaster at the college in the early 1970s, when the offences took place.
A pre-sentence hearing in the Victorian County Court heard the assaults, which were not reported until 2003, took place mostly in a sports equipment shed where McNamara massaged the students after they suffered sport injuries.
The victims were aged 11 to 14.
In victim impact statements read to the court, the former students said McNamara had ruled the college with an iron fist.
Posted by kshaw at June 3, 2005 07:11 AM