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A Christian Brother who sexually abused 30 boys wanted to love and to be a great lover, an inquiry has heard.
Br Edward Dowlan wrote in the 1980s of “his desire to love and be loved”, the child abuse royal commission heard.
His letter to the then leader of the Christian Brothers St Patrick’s Province said: “The greatest aim in my life over a number of years has been to be a great lover.”
Counsel assisting the commission Gail Furness SC said Dowlan also admitted to then provincial Br Paul Noonan that he was perhaps too affectionate.
“But as far as I am concerned this is me and I have this dream that love can be the motivating force within my classroom,” Dowlan wrote.
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