Teachers at the primary school have privately expressed concern

By Dan Box
Australian
February 17, 2014

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DAN BOX THE AUSTRALIAN FEBRUARY 17, 2014

A CATHOLIC priest whose order paid a $43,000 settlement after he was alleged to have sexually abused a child is living in accommodation provided by the church next to a Sydney school.

Teachers at the primary school have privately expressed concern about the presence of the priest, a member of the Vincentian holy order, who is also living close to another two schools.

In 1994, the trustees of the Vincentian Fathers agreed a financial settlement with a man who claimed to have been assaulted several times by the priest, including an attempted rape when he was 14.

Church documents, seen by The Australian, show that the priest "denied the allegations but indicated there were some lesser matters with three, maybe five, students".

The settlement document shows the alleged victim received $43,000 after agreeing not to take civil or criminal action against the priest and to keep the details of the agreement confidential.