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2005-0926 - Newstalk ZB - Trial
date set in school sex abuse case
New
March 15 2006
A trial date has been set for one of the accused in the St John of God sex
abuse case in Christchurch. Fifty-eight-year-old Bernard Kevin McGrath is
accused of offending against pupils at the Marylands School during the 1970s.
He first appeared in court on indecency charges in May of 2003
2005-0825 - The Press - Still
Innocent
by Lynley Hood - In law, the former staff of Marylands residential school
accused by Tim Beswick and others of serious criminal offences (August 20)
are innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, in the interests of fairness and
accuracy, these accusers should not have been described by your paper as
"victims", but as "alleged victims",
"complainants" or "claimants".
2005-0820 - The Press - Funds tap
closes for sex-abuse victims
by Louise Bleakley - The Catholic order at the centre of sex-abuse scandal is
closing the funding tap for five New Zealand victims and told them
"fair's fair". In 2003, St  John of God paid $4 million
compensation to 56 complainants claiming they were sexually abused as boys at
its former Marylands residential school in Christchurch. Three weeks ago the
order sent letters to five victims, telling them they could not expect the
order to continue paying their medical or counselling costs indefinitely.
Their funding, which began in late 2002, would be stopped on September 30
Tim
Beswick
2005-0804 - The Press - Priests
lose appeal
Former St John of God brothers fighting prosecution for child-sex abuse have
lost their Supreme Court bid to have the charges thrown out. ……… McGrath's
lawyer, Nigel Hampton, QC,said his client's appeal process was not finished.
He said he had recently lodged an appeal with the Court of Appeal requesting
McGrath have a separate trial for each of the dozen or more complainants. The
other accused, whose Supreme Court appeal was dismissed, is also a teacher at
the Marylands School. He faces a number of sex charges relating to young
boys. His name was suppressed until after any trial.
2005-0804 - NZ Herald -
Catholic brothers lose bid
Former St John of God brothers fighting prosecution for child sex abuse have lost
their Supreme Court bid to have charges thrown out. Bernard Kevin McGrath and
another former Catholic priest with name suppression had appealed to the
Supreme Court to overturn charges, alleging the evidence against them was too
old to allow them a fair trial, a court judgment said
2005-0413 - Online
Catholics - $1m to avoid justice
St John of God has reportedly paid out $1m in legal fees to stop alleged
sexual abusers going to trial in New Zealand. An advocate for victims of
sexual abuse says that the St John of God Brothers should immediately stop
paying the legal costs of two brothers who are seeking to avoid facing court
for crimes allegedly committed in New Zealand.
2005-0412 - Otago Daily Times - Sex
assault clergymen fight extradition to NZ
Differences in the Australian and New Zealand justice systems could prevent
two Catholic clergymen from receiving a fair trial, their lawyer said in a
Sydney court yesterday. The pair, a
brother (70) and a priest (59), were ordered to be extradited to New Zealand
by a magistrate in February. But they have fought the order, applying for a
rehearing in the Federal Court, which started yesterday.
Defence counsel Paul Byrne told Justice Rodney Madgwick that in New Zealand
an accused person could face several complainants in the one trial, while
that was not usually possible in New South Wales.
It had also been proposed that the brother might have to face a joint trial
with a former brother, as it had been alleged both were present at one sexual
incident. This would not be allowed in Australia and raised issues of
collusion and concoction in the evidence, he said.
2005-0412 - Sydney Morning Herald -
Clergy won't get fair trial: barrister
by Natasha Wallace - Two former Sydney-based members of St John of God should
not be extradited to New Zealand to face serious child sex abuse charges
because they would not get a fair trial, their barrister told a court
yesterday. In ordering the men's
extradition in February, Magistrate Hugh Dillon likened the New Zealand case
to a "war crimes' proceeding", saying the doubt lay not in proving
the abuse had happened at the Marylands school, but who was involved and to
what extent.
2005-0412 - NZ Herald - Monks
fight extradition
Differences in the Australian and New Zealand justice systems could prevent
two Catholic clergymen from receiving a fair trial, their lawyer said in a
Sydney court yesterday……. Defence counsel Paul Byrne told Justice Rodney
Madgwick that in New Zealand an accused person could face several
complainants in the one trial, but that was not usually possible in New South
Wales
2005-0411 - One News
- Clergymen fighting extradition to NZ
Two Catholic
clergymen are fighting their extradition from Sydney to New Zealand to face
child sex charges. Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, and Father Raymond John
Garchow, 59, face a total of 32 sexual assault charges against former
students at a school for boys with intellectual and learning disabilities.The
two members of the St John of God Catholic Order, who worked for the Marylands
School in Christchurch, are accused of assaulting boys in their care between
1966 and 1980
2005-0411 - Sunday
Telegraph - Clergymen fight NZ extradition
By Kim Arlington - Two Catholic clergymen facing child sex charges might not
receive a fair trial if they were extradited to New Zealand, a Sydney court
was told today. Mr Byrne expressed concerns about "the extent to which
these allegations have been publicised in New Zealand, and the atmosphere in
which these men would likely be tried". He said there had been "an
orchestrated campaign" encouraging people to come forward with
complaints of sexual abuse, raising questions about whether individual
allegations may have been contaminated
2005-0411 - The Age - Clergymen
fight extradition to NZ
AAP - Two Catholic clergymen are fighting their extradition from Sydney to
New Zealand to face child sex charges.
Counsel for the pair, Paul Byrne SC, opposed the order on the grounds
that the allegations might not have been made in good faith, and at least 25
years had passed since the alleged offences occurred
2005-0218 - One News - Alleged sex
offender collapses
A Sydney religious brother awaiting extradition to New Zealand on child sex
charges collapsed in jail shortly before a bail application in his case. It's
understood Maloney suffered a suspected heart attack. Granting bail, Justice Madgwick said keeping
the pair in custody would worsen their mental problems.
2005-0215 - The Age - Church to fight
extradition
New
March 15 2006
by Natasha Wallace - The Catholic Church will challenge the extradition of a
former priest and a brother to New Zealand in a sex abuse case that a
magistrate has likened to "war crimes proceedings". The magistrate,
Hugh Dillon, used this analogy yesterday, saying the doubt lay not in proving
the abuse, but who was involved and to what extent.
2005-0215 - ABC News - Bail
hearing for Catholic clerics adjourned
A Federal Court bail hearing for two Catholic clerics who are facing
extradition to New Zealand on child sex charges has been adjourned until
later this week. The men are planning to appeal against the decision in the
Federal Court but a bail hearing scheduled for today has been adjourned until
Friday.
2005-0215 - Yahoo - Bail hearing
for Catholic clerics adjourned
A Federal Court bail hearing for two Catholic clerics who are facing
extradition to New Zealand on child sex charges has been adjourned until
later this week.
2005-0215 -
Religious News Online - Two Australian clergymen to be extradited
A magistrate in Sydney has ruled two of three Roman Catholic clergymen facing
sex abuse charges will be extradited to New Zealand. The Rev. Raymond Garchow
and Brother Rodger Maloney of St. John of God Church, were ordered to leave
New South Wales to appear in a New Zealand court, TV News Zealand reported.
An order to extradite Brother William Lebler was rejected
2005-0215 - Catholic News -
St John of God priest and brother to be extradited
An Australian priest and religious brother will be extradited to New Zealand
to face child sex charges dating back 50 years. The Sydney Morning Herald
reports that Fr Raymond John Garchow, 57, and Br Rodger Maloney, 70, both
worked at the Marylands School in Christchurch
2005-0215 - One News -
Clergymen to appeal extradition
Two members of the Saint John of God order, wanted in New Zealand to face
historic sex abuse allegations, are appealing in Australia against an
extradition order.
2005-0215 - The Press -
Clergymen told to face charges in NZ
by Yvonne Martin - Two St John of God clergymen have been ordered to return
to New Zealand to face historic child abuse charges but a third has escaped
extradition. A Sydney court has ordered Father Raymond Garchow, 57, and
Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, to be extradited over allegations from when they
worked at Marylands, a former residential school in Christchurch. However,
lawyers for the two men are applying for a review of the decision, meaning
the duo will not be leaving Australia in the near future. A third man,
Brother William Lebler, 83, will not be extradited, because of his health.
2005-0215 - NZ Herald -
Priest and brother to be extradited to NZ
A Sydney court has ordered a St John of God priest and brother to be
extradited to New Zealand to face child-abuse charges.
2005-0215 - Newstalk ZB
- Complainants happy about extradition
The complainants in a sexual abuse case spanning half a century are pleased
the accused are being extradited back to New Zealand…….. Ken Clearwater from
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse says that is good news
2005-0214 - One News -
Clergymen to be extradited to NZ
A Sydney magistrate has decided that two out of three Catholic clergymen
facing historic sex abuse charges will be brought before a New Zealand
court.
Sixty four charges have been laid against the men dating back as far as 1955.
2005-0214 - Newstalk
ZB - Clergymen extradited to NZ
A Sydney magistrate has ordered two Catholic clergymen back to New Zealand
over allegations they abused their former students. Raymond Garchow and Rodger
Moloney are accused of indecently assaulting former students at
Christchurch's Marylands school for boys with learning and intellectual
disabilities. The pair, aged 57 and 69 respectively, have appeared in court
in Sydney where New Zealand authorities have successfully sought to have them
extradited. But a third man, 83-year-old Catholic Brother William Lebler has
convinced the court to allow him to stay in Australia on health grounds
2005-0203 - The Press - Church
admits betrayal
by Yvonne Martin - A woman's claim against fallen priest Jim Consedine has
been accepted by the Catholic Church, eight years after she complained.
Bonnie Quilter, a persistent critic of the church's complaint-handling
process, has received $6000 and a written apology. The settlement states that
Bishop John Cunneen and the church's protocol committee believed Quilter's
complaints about Consedine's behaviour were true
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