Catholic brother did not act on child sexual abuse claim

By Dan Box
Australian
June 10, 2014

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/catholic-brother-did-not-act-on-child-sexual-abuse-claim/story-fngburq5-1226948715445#

THE former head of a Catholic order, due to give evidence at a royal commission hearing starting today, failed to take any action in response to allegations of child sexual abuse, the commission’s lawyers have said.

Alexis Turton, the former Australian provincial of the Marist Brothers, is expected to give evidence about alleged abuse at schools in Australia during the Canberra hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Separately, lawyers acting for the commission have published their submissions relating to a previous hearing, arguing evidence exists to allow the commissioners to make adverse findings against Brother Turton, as well as other Marist clerics.

Between 1993-94, Brother Turton spoke to one alleged abuser, Raymond Foster.