AUSTRALIA
ABC News
A former Hobart private school teacher accused of sexually abusing students in the 1960s and believed dead has been found living in New Zealand.
Last month, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse held open hearings in Hobart on alleged sexual abuse at the Hutchins School in the 1960s.
Former music teacher Ronald Thomas, who was referred to in the hearings, has been found living north of Wellington despite the commission and witnesses believing he was dead.
The commission confirmed the inquiry believed Mr Thomas was dead but is now discussing with its lawyers about the next step it should take.
The Hobart inquiry focused on allegations surrounding former headmaster David Lawrence and another teacher, but heard claims up to eight former Hutchins School staff were paedophiles.
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