Former Catholic School Teacher Charged with Historic Child Sex Offences - Lismore

New South Wales Police Force
September 16, 2014

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Police have charged a former Catholic school teacher with 19 historic sex offences against children and adult teenagers in the 1970s and 1980s.

Officers from Richmond Local Area Command established Strike Force Golvo in April this year to investigate historic sexual abuse at a Catholic school in Lismore.

Today (Tuesday 16 September), detectives arrested an 81-year-old man at his home in Kingscliff.

The man was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he was been charged with nine counts of sexual assault against a child, three counts of sex assault, four counts of indecent assault, one count of detain for advantage and two counts of soliciting a male to commit an indecent act.

He has been granted conditional bail and will appear Lismore Local Court on October 20.

The offences are alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1986, while the man was employed as a teacher at the Catholic boarding school.

The victims were all students of the school at the time.

Detectives charged a second man, aged 74, in June this year with similar offences.

Police believe there could be further victims and are appealing them to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.