AUSTRALIA
The Australian
TASMANIA Police is investigating allegations of pedophilia against a former teacher who was believed to be dead until found alive in New Zealand by The Australian.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse this morning advised that it would put the case of alleged pedophile teacher Ronald Thomas “to one side” in light of the police investigation.
“Tasmania Police intend to investigate the allegations against Mr Thomas and in order to avoid any risk of prejudicing that investigation this public hearing will not inquire any further into the allegations,” counsel assisting the commission, Angus Steward SC, said.
Earlier this month, The Australian revealed Thomas, accused of abusing two students at Hobart’s Hutchins School, was living in rural NZ, and was not dead, as previously believed by the Royal Commission and his alleged victims.
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