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The sexual abuse scandal in the Salesian Order is a major chapter in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in various Western jurisdictions. ==Abuse in Australia== In Australia, there are allegations that the Salesians moved a priest convicted of abuse in Melbourne to Samoa to avoid further police investigation and charges.〔 〕 In August 2008, the Salesian head in Australia, Fr Frank Moloney SDB, apologised to victims of a former priest Paul Evans convicted of a series of offences. Evans was a Salesian priest when the offences occurred at Boys' Town in Sydney in the 1980s. He was legally and canonically removed from the Order in 1991.〔http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=8331〕 There have been a number of convictions related to sexual abuse by teachers and priests at the school, particularly in regard to offences committed in the 1970s and 80s,〔('Salesian Provincial breaks silence on sex abuse' ''Catholic News'' archive July 2004 )〕 including: Michael Aulsebrook, gaoled for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old student in 1983;〔('Sunbury priest jailed for sex abuse' ''The Age'' August 23, 2011 Adrian Lowe )〕 Peter Paul van Ruth, who was sentenced to 28 months gaol in 2011 for indecently assaulting two 12-year-old boys; and Frank Klep, a former principal of the college who "...was convicted in 1994 of four charges of sexual assault relating to incidents during the 1970s."〔(More Salesian old boys speak out ''The Age'' July 3, 2004 )〕 Other priests from the college reached settlements with substantial compensation payments paid to their victims, over allegations of sexual abuse, but were not otherwise convicted,〔('Mission to defrock sex abuser' By Martin Daly ''The Age'' July 19, 2004 )〕 while Father Jack Ayers, a teacher and gardener at the school, was moved to Samoa after accusations were made against him.〔('Accused Salesian priest Father Jack Ayers too old for justice, by Shannon Derry, ''Herald Sun'' September 05, 2011 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sexual abuse scandal in the Salesian order」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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