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There has been
astonishment and anger over the sentence given to a former Catholic brother
for abusing boys at Bernard McGrath
received a five year sentence after being convicted on 21 counts relating to
abuse committed at the school in the 1970s. One of his victims
tearfully spoke following the sentencing today. "Al" says he lives
an ongoing nightmare as a result of his time at Al says he will be living
with the horror for the rest of his life and for him the nightmare will never
be over. The Male Survivors of
Sexual Abuse Trust also believes the High Court was too lenient, dismissing
it as "totally unacceptable". Trust spokesman Ken
Clearwater was in the High Court today as Bernard McGrath was sentenced to
five years jail on 21 counts. He told Newstalk ZB he was "bloody
disgusted". He says he was
expecting a sentence of up to twelve years, but five years is "just a
joke". In fact, the judge
started at 11 years but reduced that because of time that McGrath had already
served in An
extra year was also handed down on top of the five year sentence but will be
served concurrently. |
