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	Priest's Victim Glad He Spoke up ABC News February 21, 2008 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2169234.htm One of the victims of a former priest who sexually abused students at Burnie's Marist College in the 1960s and '70s says he's glad his abuser has finally been brought to justice. 72-year-old Roger Michael Bellemore has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with a two-year non-parole period. Bellemore sexually abused three male students when he was a teacher, priest and football coach at Marist. Justice Ewan Crawford said Bellemore had used his superiority to have his way with the boys. One of Bellemore's victims was 11 at the time he was assaulted in 1966. Outside court, he said the sexual abuse had greatly affected him. He said he'd felt embarrassment, shame and guilt, but was glad he'd faced his demons and faced the court process. Bellemore's sentence was backdated to April last year because of the time Bellemore has been in custody.
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