Fourth Christian brother arrested over alleged child sexual abuse at Goulburn school in 1980s

ABC News
March 4, 2015

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The Sydney teacher (L) was arrested by police on Wednesday over the abuse allegations.

Another Christian Brother has appeared in a New South Wales court charged over historical sexual offences against children in the Goulburn area.

The 63-year-old man, who was arrested on Wednesday at Ryde in Sydney, is the fourth Christian Brother arrested in relation to allegations of abuse in Goulburn between 1978 and 1989.

Until recently, the teacher had been working at a Catholic school college in Chatswood.

He was stood down last week.

It is alleged he abused a teenage boy from 1984 to 1987, while working at a Catholic school in the Goulburn area in the state's Southern Tablelands.

The first offence allegedly occurred when the boy was just 13 years old.

The man was taken to Ryde Police Station, where he was charged with eight offences, including indecent and sexual assaults.

He appeared in Burwood Local Court on Wednesday and is due to appear in court again in April.

Police said anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

In February 2014, Strike Force Charish was formed by NSW Police to investigate allegations of child sex offences committed between 1978 and 1989 at a college in Goulburn.

They urged other victims of indecent or sexual assault to come forward and report it, regardless of when the offences happened.