AUSTRALIA
ABC – PM
PETER LLOYD: Australia’s most senior Christian Brother has condemned the crimes of his colleagues in the Victorian city of Ballarat.
The child sex abuse royal commission has heard evidence of the brutal sexual and physical abuse of children by Christian Brothers in the city in the ’60s and ’70s.
But Brother Peter Clinch told the commission there has been no attempt to remove one of the worst offenders, jailed paedophile Robert Best, from the congregation.
Samantha Donovan reports from Ballarat.
SAMANTHA DONOVAN: Christian Brothers Robert Best, Edward Dowlan and Stephen Farrell have all been convicted of sexually abusing children in the Ballarat area.
The commission heard today Robert Best remains a member of the congregation even though he’s serving a 14 year jail sentence for his crimes against 11 boys.
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