childhood sexual abuse

Koffels Solicitors and Barristers are urgently seeking former students of St John Fisher’s College, Townsville who recall school camps during the years 1977-1979.

St Patrick’s College Strathfield, managed by the Christian Brothers, has a dark history of institutional child abuse, most notably conducted by by Brother Roger King, Brother Neil Richards & Brother Michael Evans

The two most notorious schools in the Archdiocese of Ballarat were St Alipius Primary School and St Patrick’s College and the 4 worst child abusers who worked under their auspices were Ridsdale, Best, Dowlan and Ryan

The Christian Brothers opperated St. Brendan’s College in Yeppoon child abuse offenders included Brother Darcy Fidelis Murphy, Brother Ronald Lasik & Brother Damian O’Dempsey

Here is a full list of the types of Institution that has signed up to the National Redress Scheme in the wake of the Royal Commission

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

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.

The Bayswater Boys Home, operated by The Salvation Army in Victoria was a known hunting ground for notorious child abuser Captain Arthur Clee in the 1970s.

Brother Ross Francis Murrin, a Marist Brother, repeatedly abused students during his tenure at various Catholic schools, including St Augustine’s Marist Brothers’ College in Cairns