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Archive for March, 2019
Qld dad who abandoned toddler jailed
The father of a little boy left behind in a Queensland park and never seen again has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for manslaughter. March 7, 2019 A man who abandoned his son in a Queensland park because he was tired of looking after him and blamed the toddler for the family’s woes […]
Priest’s trial hears boy posed for lewd photos
One of Michael Endicott’s young students in the 1970s has testified about the then priest asking him to pose for photos with his swimming costume pulled down. March 6, 2019 A former student at a Brisbane Catholic school has testified a priest made him pull down his “budgie smugglers” to take lewd photos of him. […]
Ex-Priest asked student to pull down bathers
Former teacher and priest Michael Endicott asked a young student to pose for photos with his swimming costume pulled down, a court hears. March 6, 2019 A witness in the trial of a former Catholic priest accused of groping a Brisbane schoolboy he coerced to strip nude for photos has recalled his own disturbing interaction […]
Priest’s trial told of boy-in-bathers pics
One of Michael Endicott’s young students in the 1970s has testified about the then priest asking him to pose for photos with his swimming costume pulled down. March 6, 2019 A former student at a Brisbane college has testified that a priest made him pull down his “budgie smugglers” to take lewd photos of him. […]
Qld town demands Tamil asylum seeker family’s release
Supporters of a Tamil asylum seeker family taken into custody from their Queensland home 12 months ago have used a newspaper advert to demand their release. March 5, 2019 A small Queensland town fighting for the return of a Tamil asylum seeker family taken into custody a year ago have stepped up their battle to […]
Qld ex-priest on trial for abusing student
The trial of a former Catholic priest accused of indecently dealing with a student at an exclusive Brisbane boy’s school continues. March 5, 2019 A former Catholic priest has denied intimately touching a Brisbane schoolboy he repeatedly coerced into stripping nude for photos. Michael Ambrose Endicott, 75, pleaded not guilty to eight historical charges of […]
Qld priest denies abusing former student
A former Catholic priest on trial for indecently dealing with a student at a Brisbane boy’s school has denied the allegations. March 4, 2019 A former Catholic priest has denied groping a Brisbane schoolboy and coercing him to strip nude for photos over six years of indecent dealings. Michael Ambrose Endicott, 75, pleaded not guilty […]