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The partner of an alleged child abuser says the allegations are false and they are happy to give evidence to prove it.
Ronald Thomas, 77, who taught in Tasmania in the late 1960s, has been found living in the Manawatu hamlet of Tangimoana, more than four decades after he evaded arrest and quit Australia.
He retired after teaching in New Zealand for three decades, The Australian newspaper reported.
At Thomas’ home, obscured by trees and with all curtains drawn, a man who said he was his partner answered the door.
He said Thomas was home, but would not be commenting to the media because he had been misquoted by The Australian.
Thomas was happy to give evidence to an Australian commission and did not want to comment publicly to preserve the integrity of the investigation, the man said.
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