Paedophile Woodlawn teacher sentenced to 10 years’ jail for sexual and physical abuse in 1980s

AUSTRALIA
ABC News

A former teacher at a Catholic school on the New South Wales north coast has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually and physically abusing boys in his care.

Richard O’Connor was a dormitory master at the St John’s College in Woodlawn, just outside Lismore, during the 1980s.

An investigation into his activities began in April last year.

The 75-year-old pleaded guilty to more than 40 charges of physically and sexually assaulting 12 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 during the 1980s.

A district court judge today described his actions as a gross breach of trust.

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