Catholic Church Abuse

the Catholic Diocese of Western Australia’s recent apology for historical institutional child sexual abuse, and the institutions involved, including schools and churches.

Gerald Ridsdale, now 90 years old, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to eight new charges involving the abuse of children between 1973 and 1981

Brother David Austin Christian was found guilty of sexually assaulting two boys aged 10 and 11 at Marist Brothers’ Newman College in Perth.

Seeking Information on Child Abuse at St Joseph’s School and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church (1992-1995)

If you or someone you know attended St Dominic’s College, Penrith, between 1994 and 1997, we urgently need your help. During this period, Brother David Standen, also known as William Peter Standen, served as the Deputy Principal.

Marist Brother Gerard Joseph McNamara, a teacher at St. Paul’s College college was accused of sexually abusing students between 1970 and 1976

Seeking witnesses who may have information about Father Rees, a priest or assistant priest at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in West Wallsend NSW, between approximately 1985 and 1988

The Marist Fathers, a Catholic religious order, have faced allegations of child abuse globally. This article looks at the 5 most notorious abusers in Tasmania, where survivors seek justice and compensation.

The abuses of Ted Bales at Christian Brothers College in Warrnambool and the legal avenues for survivors of child sexual abuse to seek justice and compensation as 7 new claims made against him.