'Be careful': warning as ex-Marist brother jailed A former Marist brother who molested a teen pupil in a school office 40 years ago has been told not to mention anything about his crimes if asked in prison. AAP · Dec 12, 2025
Australian abuse survivors fight to stop Catholic church’s ‘new type of cruelty’ Survivors are lobbying to change the law to prevent institutions unfairly using legal stays to stop them taking cases to trial The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023
Survivors welcome ruling stopping Marist Brothers using paedophile's death to block claim '(Marist Brothers) should not, in my view, have the benefit of its own inaction', Justice Nicholas Chen said. Newcastle Herald · May 5, 2023
Catholic school can't stop victim compensation case after paedophile dies, court rules Marist Brothers had tried to dismiss the case after Francis William Cable's death, claiming they could not get a fair trial as the paedophile priest could not give evidence. Newcastle Herald · May 5, 2023
Marist Brothers lose bid to use paedophile’s death as shield against child abuse claims Judge finds Australian Catholic order should not benefit from its ‘own inaction’ in not speaking to known abuser before he died The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023
Victims slam 'unethical' church legal tactic in pedophile cases A 'legal loophole' has put hundreds of potential abuse claims against Marist Brothers on the line. Newcastle Herald · Mar 30, 2023
Australian Catholic order accused of waiting for paedophile to die and using death to shield it from abuse claims Marist Brothers approach in seeking to halt a survivor’s case over a clergy member’s death would be ‘absolutely perverse’, court hears The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2023