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Allegations of Abuse in Institutions |
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Police
have arrested and charged a former Catholic brother with the historical
sexual abuse of a student at Hato Paora College in Fielding. The
alleged abuse on a male student dates back to 1984 when the former Catholic
brother was working at the college. The
67-year-old man will appear in Upper Hutt District Court later this week. Detective
Constable John Fagan says police would like to hear from anyone who was at
Hato Paora in the 1980s and who may have any information which could help the
investigation. The
latest case follows the sentencing of former Catholic priest Alan Woodcock
last month to seven years in prison for the sex abuse of teenage boys. Earlier this year Woodcock pleaded
guilty to 21 charges of sex abuse involving teenage boys at St Patrick's
College in Silverstream. |
