AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
SHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN JULY 08, 2015
A CATHOLIC brother who molested young kids would have a tough time in jail because he’s American, a leading psychologist has warned.
In a submission that raised the eyebrows of County Court Judge James Parrish, forensic psychologist Patrick Newton said today that if jailed, American paedophile Brother Bernard Hartman would be a soft target because he was different.
“Anyone who’s different attracts unwanted attention,” Dr Newton said.
A member of the order of the Marianists, Hartman was stationed in Melbourne in the 1970s and 1980s before the order closed its Australian operations.
He returned to the US in 1983 where he continued work as a schoolteacher until reports of sexual misconduct were made to his superiors.
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