Paedophile Priest Michael Charles Glennon Faced More Charges
By David Hurley
NOTORIOUS paedophile priest Michael Charles Glennon, who died in prison on New Year's Day, was facing even more heinous allegations of child sex crimes at the time of his death. The former Catholic Church priest - one of Victoria's worst child sex offenders - posthumously had 10 new charges against him struck out at Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday. Lawyer Rebekah Haylock appeared on behalf of Glennon as Magistrate Duncan Reynolds brought proceedings against the dead priest to a halt. The new charges related to indecent assault and buggery incidents in Moonee Ponds and Reservoir in the 1970s. Glennon died in the Hopkins Correctional Centre, Ararat, from natural causes at the age of 69. The depraved priest used his charisma to prey on dozens of children in his care during a reign of terror that stretched from the 1970s to the 1990s. Before his death he was convicted of sex crimes against children as young as seven. Many of his victims were youngsters staying at a camp he helped establish and run near Lancefield in the 1980s. Some were attacked while Glennon was on bail over other sex attacks. The priest used his knowledge of Aboriginal traditions to scare some victims into staying silent about their suffering. The last set of charges were laid against him on December 23 last year, nine days before he died. It was revealed in May last year that Glennon was one of the priests whose victims were paid compensation by the Catholic Church.
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