Historical Child Sexual Abuse

Rabbi David Kramer and David Cyprys both pleaded guilty to multiple charges of institutional child abuse against young boys at Yeshiva College in St Kilda, Victoria.

Brian Spillane faced numerous charges related to sexual offences against children. He was convicted for sexually abusing seven students between 1974 and 1990 at St Stanislaus College in Bathurst.

Father David Rapson is a former Catholic priest who was convicted of multiple sexual offences against children. He was associated with the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order that operates schools in Australia. Rapson’s crimes took place at several Catholic schools in Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales.

The historical abuse at St Patrick’s College in Goulburn was notorious throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where several members of the Christian Brothers, the order managing the school, were implicated in disturbing cases of child sexual abuse, most notably Brother William John Obbens and Brother David Standen.

From its establishment in 1956 to its closure in 1993, Winlaton Youth Training Centre became a site of profound suffering for many young girls and women who were subjected to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse within its walls

The judicial system ultimately held Brother Bernard McGrath accountable, convicting him of 64 offences and sentencing him to 33 years in prison for crimes that spanned multiple locations, impacting dozens of children under his care.

The abusive legacy of Father Daniel Lyne, a former member of the Passionist religious order, still casts a shadow, revealing a long history of child abuse within institutions trusted with the care of the young and vulnerable.

For decades, the Magill Youth Training Centre in South Australia has been synonymous with harrowing tales of abuse and neglect. Established in 1869, the institution has faced numerous allegations of sexual abuse and inhumane treatment of its detainees.

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