Blacktown/lalor Park: Former Catholic Teacher and Brother Arrested ...

Blacktown Advocate
November 12, 2012

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A CATHOLIC brother and a former Catholic teacher have been arrested over alleged assaults on children dating back to the 1980s.

Sex Crimes Squad detectives investigating allegations of abuse on an eight-year-old girl in 1985 and two 13-year-old boys in 1987 made the arrests on Monday evening.

Strike Force Avia was established by the Sex Crimes Squad in October 2011 to investigate the alleged abuse which occurred on school grounds at a Catholic college at Blacktown and a Catholic primary school at Lalor Park.

The 58-year-old former teacher was arrested at a Blacktown address just after 5pm and is being questioned at Blacktown police station.

A 59-year-old Catholic Brother was arrested at a property at The Entrance on the Central Coast an hour later and was being questioned at Wyong Police Station.

A NSW Police spokeswoman said the pair were being "processed" to face charges tonight.

"Police encourage any victim of sexual abuse, no matter how long ago the incident occurred, to report it to their local police station," a NSW Police spokesman said.