AUSTRALIA
7 News
MELISSA IARIA
April 8, 2014
A Catholic priest who sexually abused 15 schoolboys has become a sorry and shameful pariah, known wherever he goes as “the pedophile priest”, a court has heard.
Frank Gerard Klep, 70, abused the boys at Salesian College Rupertswood from 1973 to 1984.
In the aftermath, he endured a spectacular fall from grace, the Victorian County Court heard on Tuesday.
Defence barrister Julie Sutherland says Klep’s remorse was heartfelt and real, having told a friend he was “profoundly sorry and ashamed”.
After his crimes surfaced, he was demoted, forbidden to work with children and stripped of his priesthood duties.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.