AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Dan Box
Crime Reporter
Sydney
THE former head of a Catholic order, due to give evidence at a royal commission hearing starting today, failed to take any action in response to allegations of child sexual abuse, its lawyers have said.
Marist brother Alexis Turton is expected to give evidence during the Canberra hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Separately, lawyers acting for the commission have published their submissions relating to a previous hearing, arguing evidence exists to allow the commissioners to make adverse findings against Brother Turton, as well as other Marist clerics.
Between 1993-94, Brother Turton spoke to one alleged abuser, Raymond Foster.
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