Former Marist Teacher Says He Barely Remembers Student He Is Accused of Indecently Assaulting
By Elizabeth Byrne
A former Marist College teacher accused of indecently assaulting a student in the early 1980s has said he struggled to even remember the boy. David Kisun, 71, is facing three charges of indecent assault. Kisun was charged after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearings in Canberra. The alleged victim, who was aged nine at the time, told the ACT Supreme Court he was given a seat in the back row of the class. He said Kisun would stand behind him and put his hands inside his clothing while the rest of the class was working. He said at other times Kisun kept him inside at lunch and recess and assaulted him. But Kisun has rejected the allegations, saying it would have been impossible for him to have committed the acts on a student and not be seen because of the number of windows and glass doors in the classroom. He told the jury he also ran the tuckshop and never kept students back at lunchtime or recess. Kisun said he did not even remember the boy until he looked in the school year book. Earlier, the alleged victim told the court his brother had complained of similar incidents with Kisun. He denied suggestions by Kisun's lawyer Winston Terracini that he was motivated by his pursuit of a compensation claim.
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