Police Arrest a Christian Brother at Sydney Airport

Broken Rites
August 21, 2014

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In this article, you can watch a video of detectives arresting a member of the Christian Brothers religious order at Sydney airport on 19 August 2014. The Christian Brother has been charged in relation to alleged indecent assaults upon children in the Goulburn area in southern New South Wales.

The detectives are based at Goulburn (within the Hume Local Area Command of the NSW Police).

In February 2014, the New South Wales Police formed a unit (called Strike Force Charish) to investigate allegations of a series of child sex offences said to have occurred between 1978 and 1980.

The offences allegedly were committed against eight boys aged 12, while the man was a teacher at a private school in Goulburn.

About 7.15am on 19 August 2014, the police arrested a 65-year-old man at Sydney Airport.

He was taken to Sydney's Mascot Police Station, where he was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault upon males.

Later that morning, he was taken to Waverlely Local Court in Sydney to appear before a magistrate for an administrative procedure. The magistrate scheduled the matter for a date four weeks later, when it is listed for Goulburn Local Court for an administrative mention. Meanwhile, the man is released on bail.

A NSW Police spokesperson stated:

"Investigators encourage any victim of any indecent or sexual assault, no matter how long ago, to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/

"Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages."