AUSTRALIA
The Guardian (UK)
Helen Davidson
theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 June 2014
A suppression order hiding the identity of Greg Sutton, a convicted paedophile and former Marist brother and teacher, has been lifted after nearly 20 years, as the royal commission begins examining how the religious order failed to prevent two members sexually abusing young children in their care for decades.
The royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse began its 13th public hearing in Canberra on Tuesday, focusing on the cases of two former Marist brothers – Sutton and John Chute.
The two men were shifted from school to school across Queensland, NSW and the ACT throughout their teaching careers, despite – and in some cases because of – multiple complaints against them alleging child sexual abuse and inappropriate behaviour.
Sutton was convicted in 1996 after pleading guilty to 67 charges of sexual assault against 15 children. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison, with a minimum term of 12 years, and was released in 2008.
On Tuesday the commission heard an application by Sutton’s legal representative, Greg Walsh, to continue a suppression order placed on Sutton’s identity at the time of his conviction, and which had been left in place by his parole board in 2009.
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