NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald
23.12.05
A retired Catholic brother jailed yesterday for sexually abusing schoolboys in his care in the late 1970s was himself abused as a youngster, the Wellington District Court was told.
John Louis Stevenson, 66, was jailed for 3 1/2 years for sexually assaulting four boys aged between 14 and 16 at the Hato Paora Maori Boys school in Feilding from 1976 to 1981.
Stevenson had pleaded guilty to six charges of indecent assault and one of inducing an indecent act.
Known as Brother Bernard while employed at the school as a sports coach and tuck shop manager from 1970 to 1983, Stevenson has entered no plea to further sex charges and will return to court on January 30.
His lawyer, Mike Antunovic, said Stevenson was abused at two stages of his life at a time when he was vulnerable.
Posted by kshaw at December 22, 2005 05:01 PM