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Welcome to The Catholic Cover Up
Saturday, July 31 2010 @ 05:15 PM EST

Civil action starts over sex cases

Saturday, June 05 2010 @ 07:24 AM EST

Tag: australia

TWO of five families suing the Toowoomba Diocese of the Catholic Church over child abuse by former primary school teacher Gerard Vincent Byrnes had matters mentioned before the court this week.

Civil action starts over sex cases

Tuesday, May 04 2010 @ 07:22 AM EST

Parents angered by delay into inquiry of paedophile Gerart Vincent Byrnes

Friday, April 16 2010 @ 12:25 PM EST

Tag: australia

PARENTS of children raped by confessed paedophile Gerard Vincent Byrnes have expressed outrage the Catholic Church has only now launched an internal inquiry to trace more possible victims at six other schools where he taught during almost 40 years.

More than a year after Byrnes' arrest and confession to abusing young girls at a Toowoomba primary school, Catholic Education yesterday said it was examining the files at six schools he taught at in Sydney and Queensland.

Police warn church on new wave of victims

Thursday, April 15 2010 @ 04:53 AM EST

Tag: australia

POLICE have warned the Catholic Church to expect more cases of child sex abuse to emerge from six schools that employed a veteran teacher who yesterday pleaded guilty to abusing 13 schoolgirls.

Former Christian brother Gerard Vincent Byrnes, 61, admitted to 44 sex abuse charges concerning students at a Toowoomba primary school, where he also served as the child protection officer. Among them were 10 counts of raping a child under 12.

Teacher Gerard Byrnes admits 44 counts of child sex abuse

Thursday, April 15 2010 @ 04:48 AM EST

Tag: australia

* Teacher admits 44 sex abuse charges
* More victims expected to come forward
* Parents demand church hold inquiry

POLICE have warned the Catholic Church to expect more cases of child sex abuse to emerge from six schools that employed a veteran teacher who yesterday pleaded guilty to abusing 13 schoolgirls.

Catholic principal moves on

Wednesday, January 20 2010 @ 12:02 AM EST

Tag: australia

Lacey Burley

THE Toowoomba Catholic primary school principal sacked over a child sex abuse scandal has given up hope of getting back his job.

The Queensland Independent Education Union launched an unfair dismissal claim on behalf of the sacked principal after he was fired on December 10.

Church hit with rape allegations

Saturday, January 16 2010 @ 08:38 AM EST

Tag: australia

PARENTS of children who were allegedly raped and molested by a Toowoomba Catholic primary school teacher are lining up with lawsuits against the church.

The parents of another two children have initiated legal action against the church, bringing the total to five.

Six families are now suing the Toowoomba Catholic diocese over its handling of sex abuse allegations at a local school.

Saturday, January 16 2010 @ 05:58 AM EST

Tag: australia

Three sets of parents launched legal action last month, and three more have now joined the civil suit.

The school cannot be named for legal reasons.

Bishop acts over sex abuse case

Sunday, December 20 2009 @ 09:10 PM EST

Tag: australia

BISHOP William Morris of Toowoomba has sacked a school principal and two Catholic Education officers over the handling of child sexual abuse allegations against a teacher.

This decision, announced by Bishop Morris in a statement on December 10, related to the case of a teacher facing 46 charges of offences against children at a primary school in Toowoomba diocese.

Betrayal of trust

Monday, December 14 2009 @ 08:15 PM EST

Tag: australia

by Virtuallogs

IT was a mass that celebrated a sinner. Hundreds of parents, students and fellow staff at the Toowoomba primary school gathered to pay tribute to the veteran educator and �child protection officer� after more than 40 years of serving the Catholic Church.

Voters support sackings

Saturday, December 12 2009 @ 04:08 PM EST

Tag: australia

Jim Campbell

THE majority of voters in an online Chronicle poll support the sacking of the three Catholic Education officials who were associated with a Toowoomba Catholic primary school sex abuse scandal.

School abuse: three sacked

Saturday, December 12 2009 @ 08:42 AM EST

Tag: australia

A PRIMARY school principal and two senior Catholic Education officials have been sacked after they failed to report to police complaints of child abuse against a teacher, who allegedly went on to rape 12 young girls.

Toowoomba Bishop William Morris yesterday admitted the school and church officials had failed to protect children in their care, despite suspicions the teacher, who is now facing 46 charges, was sexually abusing young girls at the school.

Church may face payout over abuse

Thursday, December 10 2009 @ 08:06 AM EST

Tag: australia

THE Toowoomba Catholic primary school at the centre of a child sex abuse scandal could face a multi-million dollar civil lawsuit.

Shine Lawyers partner Simon Morrison, whose firm secured an $800,000 payout for a woman molested as a child at the Toowoomba Preparatory School, said the principal�s not guilty verdict last week was only a technical win.

Child advocacy group Bravehearts says it wants laws tightened so that all educators have to report child sex abuse allegations t

Friday, December 04 2009 @ 07:30 AM EST

Tag: australia

Earlier this week, a Toowoomba Catholic school principal was found not guilty in the magistrates court of failing to comply with his mandatory reporting obligation as a school staff member.

Principal cleared of failing to report sex complaint

Thursday, December 03 2009 @ 08:05 AM EST

Tag: australia

LACEY BURLEY

A Toowoomba Catholic primary school principal sobbed tears of joy and relief after a magistrate ruled he was not guilty of failing to report a student�s complaint that she was sexually assaulted by a teacher.

The principal, who cannot be named as to protect the identity of the victim, had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Inaction on rape criminal

Thursday, December 03 2009 @ 08:04 AM EST

Tag: australia

THE Catholic Church has been found to have broken the law by failing to report to police suspicions that young girls at one of its primary schools were being sexually abused by a teacher, who allegedly went on to rape and molest 12 other students.

In a damning judgment, Toowoomba magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist yesterday said it was clear a person at the Darling Downs primary school, west of Brisbane, or Catholic Education had "committed an offence" by their inaction.

Morris vows to revue procedures

Thursday, December 03 2009 @ 07:58 AM EST

Tag: australia

Lacey Burley

BISHOP of the Diocese of Toowoomba William Morris said he would be thoroughly considering the implications of yesterday�s court decision clearing the Catholic school principal of wrong-doing.

Bishop Morris vowed to advise the community of all resulting action to be taken by the Catholic Education Office as soon as possible.

Catholic principal denies charges

Tuesday, November 17 2009 @ 10:01 PM EST

Tag: australia

Peter Hardwick

A TOOWOOMBA Catholic primary school principal, charged with failing to report a student?s complaint that she was sexually assaulted by a teacher, claimed yesterday he had followed the instructions of his superiors.

The principal, who has pleaded not guilty, cannot be named so as to protect the identity of the complainant children.

I reported sex abuse: Principal

Monday, November 16 2009 @ 03:28 PM EST

Tag: australia

A TOOWOOMBA Catholic primary school principal charged with failing to report a student?s complaint that she was sexually assaulted by a teacher claimed today he had followed the instructions of his superiors.

Principal prosecuted for not reporting abuse suspect

Saturday, October 03 2009 @ 12:19 PM EST

Tag: australia

CATHOLIC Education has moved against staff caught up in a sex scandal at a Toowoomba primary school in southern Queensland, after the principal became the first in the country to be prosecuted for failing to report suspected child abuse to police.

The Bishop of Toowoomba, William Morris, wrote to parents this week expressing how "deeply distressed and saddened" he was by allegations that one of the school's teachers had raped a number of young girls.

School sex abuse findings delayed

Wednesday, September 16 2009 @ 02:52 PM EST

Tag: australia

THE release of findings from an investigation into the alleged cover up of sex abuse at a Catholic school has been delayed until next week.

An inquiry into claims a Toowoomba principal ignored a nine-year-old girl?s accusations that a teacher had molested her was due to be completed yesterday.

Seven months in the making, it will now be presented to the bishop early next week.

Legal firm winds up investigation

Sunday, September 13 2009 @ 12:12 PM EST

Tag: australia

A BRISBANE legal firm has completed an investigation prompted by claims that Toowoomba Catholic Education failed to report the sexual abuse of a student.

The inquiry, which took seven months to complete, followed allegations that a Catholic primary school principal did nothing when he was told a teacher had molested a nine-year-old girl.

Child rapist teacher to plead guilty

Friday, August 28 2009 @ 03:33 PM EST

flag_australia Tag: australia

An ex-Toowoomba Catholic primary school teacher accused of sexual attacks on students will plead guilty to the offences, following negotiations between defence and prosecution reaching an agreement to drop some of the 46 charges against him.

School inquiry ending

Saturday, May 30 2009 @ 01:24 PM EST

Tag: australia

AN internal investigation into the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office�s handling of a sexual abuse complaint against a primary school teacher is nearly complete.

A nine-year-old girl allegedly told her principal that she had been molested by the 60-year-old man, who was arrested on 12 counts of rape and 34 counts of indecent treatment of a child under 12.

Principal 'didn't report teacher sexual abuse'

Wednesday, May 13 2009 @ 04:00 PM EST

Tag: australia

A Toowoomba Catholic primary school principal has appeared in court charged with failing to report an alleged case of child sex abuse.

A Toowoomba school principal in Queensland is suspended while education authorities investigate allegations of a CoverUP

Thursday, February 12 2009 @ 03:59 PM EST

Tag: australia

A teacher has been charged with a number of offences relating to incidents last year.

School authorities investigate sex abuse cover-up claims

Thursday, February 12 2009 @ 03:32 AM EST

Tag: australia

A Toowoomba school principal in southern Queensland has been suspended while education authorities investigate allegations of a sexual abuse cover-up at a Catholic primary school.

Qld Education Minister launches probe over alleged reporting failure

Friday, February 06 2009 @ 02:43 AM EST

Tag: australia

Queensland Education Minister Rod Welford has ordered an investigation into the possible failure of a Toowoomba Catholic primary school and Catholic Education to act on complaints of sexual abuse by a teacher over a year before he was arrested.

The principal at the Catholic school in Toowoomba has stood down

Friday, February 06 2009 @ 01:53 AM EST

Tag: australia

Michael McKenna

THE school principal at a Catholic primary school in Toowoomba, who is under investigation over a possible failure to act on a complaint of sexual abuse by a teacher, has stood down.

Probe into failure on abuse

Thursday, February 05 2009 @ 12:56 AM EST

Tag: australia

Michael McKenna

AN investigation has been launched into the possible failure of a Toowoomba primary school and Catholic Education to act on complaints of sexual abuse by a teacher more than a year before he was arrested for the rape and molestation of 13 girls.

Fury grows in school rapes scandal

Wednesday, February 04 2009 @ 12:23 AM EST

Tag: australia

Michael McKenna

PARENTS of children at a Toowoomba Catholic primary school, where a teacher was arrested and charged for the molestation and rape of 13 girls, are calling for the suspension of the principal and local Catholic Education head.

Catholic schools' boss denies sex abuse cover-up

Tuesday, February 03 2009 @ 02:20 AM EST

Tag: australia

Madeleine Logan

TOOWOOMBA Catholic Education director John Borserio has denied a primary school under his control covered up the repeated sexual molestation and rape of students by a teacher.

A church school failed to protect children from abuse, police allege

Monday, February 02 2009 @ 04:12 PM EST

Tag: australia

By a Broken Rites researcher

Has the Catholic Church really learned lessons about "child protection"? An Australian criminal case, currently before the courts in 2009, raises questions about the Catholic Church's "child protection" procedures.

School inaction 'protected alleged abuser'

Saturday, January 31 2009 @ 03:30 PM EST

Tag: australia

By Michael McKenna

THE nightmare should have ended when the little girl, just nine years old, spilled her secret to the school principal.

After enduring months of alleged abuse by her Year Four teacher -- the defendant in a child sex case involving 46 charges and 13 allegedly abused girls -- she found the courage to fight back.

Australia - a matter of time and justice

Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 11:47 PM EST

Tag: australia

By JohnB -

The Australian Department of Justice and a Fair Bloody Go,

re: Seeking relevance of and information re current legislation in your department as well as either an explanation, apology or the right to meet for a one on one publicly televised debate with The Prime Minister of Australia as to why specifically the sexually abused children of all or any religion in Australia should be discriminated against simply on the basis of their religion through his placing their fate in the hands of the Catholic Church as he did on 17 July 2008.

Darling Downs rape allegations

Monday, November 17 2008 @ 03:42 AM EST

Tag: australia

The Catholic Education Office says it is providing support to a southern Queensland Darling Downs primary school at the centre of sexual assault allegations against a former teacher, ABC News says.

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