Brother Desmond "Neil" Richards thought he'd got away with crimes, but his victims fought back

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated December 16 2016 - 9:58am, first published 8:54am
Jailed: Brother Desmond "Neil" Richards
Jailed: Brother Desmond "Neil" Richards

CHRISTIAN Brother Desmond “Neil” Richards committed his first crime against a child in 1962, was found guilty of crimes against another child in 2006, escaped a jail sentence, moved to Rome, and was caught when he returned to Australia in 2013.

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