AUSTRALIA/TANZANIA
Mercury
PATRICK BILLINGS, Police Reporter, Mercury
July 19, 2016
ONE of Tasmania’s most notorious paedophiles has died in Tanzania but the suffering of his many victims will never end, abuse advocates say.
Paul Ronald Goldsmith was jailed for abusing 20 teenage boys and fled to Africa after his release from prison in 2010.
It is not clear how he died. Consular staff said Goldsmith was “sick” while an unconfirmed report suggested he died from complications from a broken leg two months ago.
Beyond Abuse spokesman Steve Fisher said the 71-year-old left a trail of destroyed lives.
“I hope Goldsmith suffered as much as his victims,’’ Mr Fisher said.
“They are still suffering. It will never end for them.”
Hobart-born Goldsmith trained as a Catholic priest and, despite never being ordained, had a long association with the church.
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