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One News
June 6, 2003

Catholic brother faces new charges

The number of charges against a former Catholic brother accused of sex abuse today rose to 31.

Some 30 fresh charges were laid against Bernard Kevin McGrath in the Christchurch District Court.

McGrath, 56, is now alleged to have abused around 18 boys at the Marylands residential school in Christchurch from January 1972 until May 1978.

The boys were aged between 12 and 16 at the time. The school, which is now closed, was run by the St John of God order of brothers. McGrath was remanded on bail for six weeks.