A memorial dedication was reminded of the shocking history of abuse in Hunter Catholic schools

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated March 29 2019 - 1:35pm, first published March 27 2019 - 9:30pm
Tragedy: Audrey Nash wept as she spoke about the death of her son Andrew, 13, in 1974, at the dedication of a memorial to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse at Marist Brothers Hunter schools. Picture: Simon McCarthy.
Tragedy: Audrey Nash wept as she spoke about the death of her son Andrew, 13, in 1974, at the dedication of a memorial to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse at Marist Brothers Hunter schools. Picture: Simon McCarthy.

THERE were three Catholic boys schools in the Hunter in the 1970s, and all three were headed by child sex offenders.

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