ILLAWARRA (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
Illawarra Mercury

February 6, 2018

By Kate McIlwain

In his final weeks as the Bishop of Wollongong, the region’s Catholic leader Peter Ingham has offered an apology to all who suffered abuse from within the diocese.

His comments this week come after a former Catholic school principal was jailed late last year for indecent assault against children in one of the diocese’s schools.

Former Marist Brother and principal at an Eagle Vale Catholic primary school, Philip Slattery, was convicted in the NSW District Court on December 18 after pleading guilty to four counts of indecent assault against persons under the age of 16 years.