Posts Tagged ‘Br Bernard McGrath’

Kiwi clerical sex offender jailed

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Daryll Smith

A victim of sex offender Bernard McGrath is angry at how long it took to get justice. Darryl Smith was six years old when McGrath began sexually abusing him in the 1970s. The sex offending happened at Christchurch’s Marylands school for boys. McGrath was a St John of God brother when he abused at least nine Read more

Brother extradited from NZ appears in Aust court

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

An Australian court has heard about the Crown’s attempts to establish a pattern of behaviour by a Catholic brother extradited from New Zealand. Bernard Kevin McGrath, 68, is facing 252 child sex charges relating to 35 victims, dating back to the 1970s. McGrath appeared by video link in the Newcastle Local Court last week. Hundreds Read more