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At the heart of Parramatta Marist High School’s dark history lay the horrific abuses of Brother Geoffrey “Coman” Sykes.

Edmund Rice College in Wollongong has a storied history, first established as Christian Brothers’ College in 1926. Unfortunately, this legacy is also marked by grave allegations of child sexual abuse.

Captain Lawrence Wilson was identified as one of the most egregious offenders of child sexual and physical abuse within the Salvation Army institutions in Australia.

This article looks at the history of Keelong Remand Centre and Mt Penang, shedding light on the systemic failures of the NSW juvenile justice system and the enduring struggle of survivors seeking justice.

Red Bend Catholic College, an esteemed independent co-educational Catholic school in Forbes, New South Wales, is embroiled in allegations of child sexual abuse involving members of the Marist Brothers, notably Brother Kevin Callixtus Hogan and Brother Malcolm Hall.

Gerald Ridsdale, a former clergy member, has been associated with serious allegations spanning several decades. Ridsdlae now faces 62 additional charges linked to historical institutional child sexual abuse, bringing attention once again to his extensive criminal record.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse cast a revealing light on a series of troubling incidents at Marist College Ashgrove, a notable private school in Brisbane, Queensland.

Over 50 years ago, a Sydney court convicted and sentenced Brother John Patrick O’Brien for his crimes against boys at St Joseph’s College.

Father Perrett’s first conviction in 1996 for child sexual abuse underscored a systemic failure to protect the innocent. With over 100 charges pending, his death in 2020 halted further legal action, leaving many victims without the closure of a trial.