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The Press
September 28, 2002

Abuse claims

Three more men have claimed they were abused as boys at a former Christchurch Catholic residential school, pushing the tally of complainants to 85. The allegations relate to when the men resided at Marylands, a former boys' school run by the St John of God Order. Nearly all complaints so far date back to between 1972 and 1977. Brother Peter Burke, the Australasian head of the order, returns to New Zealand early next month to meet the latest complainants.