Brisbane’s St Laurence’s College Apologises for Sex Abuse of Boys

By Brittany Vonow
The Courier-mail
February 21, 2015

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Brisbane’s St Laurence’s College apologises for sex abuse of boys

A BRISBANE Catholic boys’ school has apologised “un­reservedly” to students who suffered sexual assaults during the school’s history.

St Laurence’s College principal Ian McDonald made the apology last Friday during a candlelight mass, and it was published yesterday in the school newsletter.

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“We apologise unreservedly to any boys who experienced abuse of any kind during their schooling,” he told the school.

“We apologise for the behaviour and practices of some staff who inflicted profound distress and suffering on boys and their families.

“To the boys, their families, then and now, and their descendants, we say sorry.”

Mr McDonald said he wanted to properly mark the school’s history, acknowledging both the school’s successes but also its failures.