AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
August 28, 2014
Emma Partridge
Crime Reporter
A Catholic brother and former principal of a Sydney school has been charged with child abuse offences dating back more than three decades.
Police will allege David Standen, 65, molested five boys, all aged 12, when he was a teacher at St Patrick’s, Goulburn between 1978 and 1980.
David Standen, who also goes by the name William Peter Standen, was the principal at St Mary’s Cathedral College for a decade before he retired in 2010.
He cared for thousands of boys during his 37-year teaching career, during which time he spent six years as the deputy principal at St Dominic’s College, Penrith.
Detectives arrested Brother Standen at Sydney Airport on August 19.
He appeared before Waverley Local Court charged with 11 counts of indecently assaulting a male and was granted conditional bail.
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