AUSTRALIA
The Age
Beau Donelly and Chris Vedelago
The Catholic Church has housed a string of paedophile Christian Brothers on the same inner-city property it rents out as a family-friendly function centre.
A Fairfax Media investigation has revealed the Christian Brothers have been housing child sex offenders next to the Treacy Centre wedding and conference facility in Parkville since it opened three decades ago.
Past residents include notorious paedophiles Robert Charles Best and William Stuart Houston, who are both now serving lengthy jail sentences for historic sex crimes.
The Christian Brothers have refused to disclose how many known abusers are currently living in the complex, citing privacy concerns.
“Any Brother who has a substantiated claim of child sexual abuse against them is subject to appropriate but strict monitoring including restrictions in relation to children,” a spokesman said.
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