PITTSBURGH (PA)
Tribune-Review
By Michael Hasch
Published: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A member of a Catholic religious order who is awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing two boys and two girls about 30 years ago in Australia now faces an allegation of abuse from his days at the former North Catholic High School, a spokesman for the Diocese of Pittsburgh said on Wednesday.
Marianist (Society of Mary) Brother Bernard Joseph Hartman is accused of sexually assaulting them while at St. Paul’s College in Melbourne, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Hartman is a former biology teacher at North Catholic in Troy Hill, now known as Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School.
As a result of media coverage of the Australian case, one person has contacted local church officials, the Rev. Ronald Lengwin said.
“We believe (the allegation) is credible and we have turned it over to the appropriate legal authorities,” said Lengwin, declining to say anything more specific about the complaint.
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