AUSTRALIA
SBS
Source: AAP
19 MAY 2015
PHILIP NAGLE, 50
Abused by Brother Stephen Francis Farrell at St Alipius primary school.
“St Alipius Boys’ Primary School was a place where there was true evil.”
Nagle was “absolutely disgusted” when Farrell was given a two-year suspended sentence in 1997 and the magistrate said the person who committed the offences was not the person being dealt with now.
“I was pretty disappointed that the magistrate would say something like this about such an evil predator.
“The whole thing was treated like it was a traffic offence.”
BAC, 52
Also abused by Farrell at St Alipius.
“I remember when I started at St Alipius, I was told by other kids to steer clear of Brother Robert Best, to go nowhere near him and never let him get you alone.
“I was also told to be careful around Brother Gerald Leo Fitzgerald. Nobody said why but I remember the other kids were scared of these two Brothers.”
BAS, 69
Sexually abused by a Christian Brother at St Patrick’s primary school from age 12 or 13.
Told his parents about the physical abuse but not the sexual abuse.
“It doesn’t matter what people say to me. I’ll never forget what happened to me by the Catholic Church.
“I’ve had 10 sessions of counselling but it still hasn’t taken any of the hurt away.”
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