Allegations of Sexual Abuse in NZ

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NZ Herald
July 3, 2003

New twist in sex case


Sexual abuse allegations against a former Catholic brother at St John of God's Marylands School have taken a new twist with the police charging one of the alleged victims with making a false complaint.

Justin Todd Richardson appeared in the Christchurch District Court yesterday on charges of making a false complaint of sodomy and indecent assault, in a written statement to a constable. He was remanded on bail for a week

Police have charged former brother Bernard Kevin McGrath, 56, with committing sexual offences against 18 boys at the school between 1968 and 1984.