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Paedophile priest gets 3 months jail for raping 3 boys
by NSW Supreme Court’s Justice Hoeben
BY SHANE DOWLING
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 •
Kangaroo Court of Australia
I have seen some scandalous and corrupt judgements but I can’t remember any worse than paedophile catholic priest Father Robert Flaherty being sentenced in August 2016 to a non-parole period of 3 months jail for abusing and raping 3 boys. It is plainly obvious that the judges involved need to be investigated themselves.
I have collated a list of paedophile judges and suspected paedophile judges below and emailed the list to all the NSW Supreme Court judges giving them an opportunity to respond before I published their names. I am also in the process of sending a formal complaint to the relevant authorities regarding paedophiles in the judiciary and not all my evidence is in this article but I will focus on making a fair and reasonable case against the 4 judges in the Father Flaherty matter.
The rest of the evidence I will publish at the relevant time although I have published plenty before such as an article in 2014 titled: “Premier Mike Baird & Chief Justice Bathurst fail to act on paedophile supporter Judge Garry Neilson“.
Paedophile Magistrate Peter Liddy – Jailed for 25 years in 2001
Most people find it hard to believe that there are paedophile judges but the first Australian judicial officer jailed was South Australian magistrate Peter Liddy who is still in jail today. It was reported in 2001:
“Former South Australian Magistrate, Peter Liddy, continues to make Australian legal history. In June he became the first Australian judicial officer convicted of child sex crimes. And today he was given a 25 year sentence – believed to be the longest sentence handed down to any paedophile.“ (Click here to read more)
Father Robert Flaherty
In February 2016 Father Flaherty was jailed for 2 years and 3 weeks with a non-parole period of 6 months by the NSW District Court’s Judge Richard Cogswell, SC for sexually abusing 3 boys. (Click here to read more)
The church had allowed Father Flaherty to move from parish to parish even though they knew he had abused boys.
As you would expect the prosecution appealed because the sentence was a joke. The appeal was heard in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal by Justice Hoeben, Justice Price and Justice Simpson with Hoeben being the senior judge. What did they do? They decreased the sentence to 2 years with an non-parole period of 3 months. (Click here to read the summary of the judgement)
Father Flaherty’s lawyers did the big sob story that he suffered numerous health issues and only had 6 to 12 months to live. Half the criminals before the courts argue similar things and they don’t get reduced sentences.
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| Justice Cliff Hoeben, Chief Judge at Common Law, NSW Supreme Court |
To put it in perspective how scandalous the Father Flaherty matter is it is worth comparing it to another recent appeal involving Bega paedophile Maurice Van Ryn. Mr Van Ryn was sentenced to 7 years jail by Judge Clive Jeffreys for abusing 9 children. The court of appeal increased it to 13 years 6 months and said Judge Jeffreys judgment was: so manifestly inadequate it amounted to “an affront to the administration of criminal justice”. (Click here to read the full judgment) Just for the record the 3 appeal judges in the Van Ryn matter were Justice Leeming, Johnson and Hulme.
Compare the 13 1/2 years jail for Van Ryn to the 2 years jail with a non-parole period of 3 months for Father Flaherty and it is not too hard to work out something is badly wrong. It seems to be when there is little media coverage the judges take advantage of it and do what they want as Van Ryn was very high-profile yet Father Flaherty did not get much media coverage for some reason.
Judges supporting paedophiles with grossly inadequate sentencing has been a long-term problem and can only mean one thing and that is there are numerous judges who are themselves paedophiles. Former federal Senator Bill Heffernan said last year that he was in possession of a list of high-profile paedophiles which included judges that he received from a federal law enforcement agency and when judges hand down lenient sentences than those judges should come under suspicion until there is a public enquiry.
What makes the Flaherty matter even more scandalous is the fact that it has happened while there is a Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in progress costing hundreds of millions of dollars and NSW Supreme Court judges have said we do not care and we are untouchable. But they are not untouchable from this website naming them and the court of public opinion.
For the list Shane sent to the Supreme Court Justices and Chief Justice, please go to Kangaroo Court of Australia
Catholic priest accused of child sex offences against four girls
at Glasgow churches
Connor Gordon
14:01, 4 Aug 2022
The Scottish Sun
A PRIEST is accused of sexual conduct towards four girls at two churches.
Neil McGarrity, 68, allegedly attacked the girls at in between December 2017 and February 2020.
Court papers allege McGarrity engaged in sexual activity with a girl between the age of 13 and 15 at St Thomas' church in Glasgow's Riddrie. It is claimed that he touched the girl on the body.
A second girl was alleged to have been sexually assaulted at St Thomas' between the ages of 10 and 11. It is claimed McGarrity repeatedly placed his arm around her, touched her on the body, hugged and pulled her towards him.
A separate charge for the same girl alleged McGarrity hugged her and stroked her on the arm at the church.
A third girl aged between 15 and 16 is alleged to have been sexually assaulted by McGarrity at St Thomas'. The charge alleges that McGarrity placed his arm around her.
It is claimed that on a separate occasion he approached her from behind before placing his hands on her waist.
A fourth girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by McGarrity at St Bernadette's church in the city's Carntyne.
She is alleged to have been 10 and 13 when McGarrity is accused of repeatedly touching her on the body, repeatedly hugging her, playing with her hair and touching her face.
A separate charge claims McGarrity behaved in a threatening or abusive manner towards the same girl and another girl.
It is alleged that McGarrity made contact with her on social media, uttered a sexual remark to the other girl "while in the execution of your employment as a parish priest."
McGarrity denies the six charges at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
McGarrity, whose bail address is St Alphonsus church in the city's Calton, will stand trial later this month. He remains on bail meantime.
I'm not too sure that some of these accusations qualify as sexual abuse, but then one has to put themselves in the place of the girl and determine what you would feel if an adult male put his arm around you, or grabbed you by the waist. It would certainly be uncomfortable, but would it be qualify as sexual abuse?
If any of these girls read this, I would dearly love to know what you felt when you were being touched by the priest.
Prominent cardinal named in sexual assault lawsuit
against archdiocese of Quebec
Cardinal Marc Ouellet is among 88 members of the clergy
facing sexual assault allegations
CBC News ·
Posted: Aug 16, 2022 10:54 AM ET
The former archbishop of the archdiocese of Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault. He is pictured here in Rome in 2019, ahead of the Pope's "Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church." (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)
The name of a prominent Vatican cardinal, who is regarded as a potential successor to Pope Francis, appears on a list made public as part of a new class action against the archdiocese of Quebec, Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête has found.
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who was the archbishop of Quebec when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was taking place, is among some 88 members of the clergy who are facing allegations of sexual assault. It's the first time Ouellet's name appears in the legal proceedings.
The civil lawsuit represents more than 100 victims who were allegedly sexually assaulted, most of them as minors, by priests and other staff working for the archdiocese since 1940.
Most of the assaults allegedly took place in the '50s and '60s, according to the class action documents.
Ouellet is by far the most prominent person among those listed in the class action, and the one with the highest-ranking position in the Catholic Church. The cardinal is not facing any criminal accusations.
His alleged victim, who is identified as "F" in the documents, was doing an internship as a pastoral agent from 2008 to 2010 when she says the assaults occurred. She says they took place during public events.
"He grabbed me and then … his hands on my back, they went down pretty low," said the complainant, who shared her version of what happened to Radio-Canada's Enquête team last spring.
"Quite intrusive for, let's say for someone who is my superior, who is the archbishop of Quebec."
During that encounter, the cardinal allegedly told her it's the second time they had seen each other that week and he might as well kiss her on the cheek, since there is no harm in treating himself a little.
"That made me very uncomfortable, especially the word 'treating' himself. As if I was his treat," she said.
The allegations the woman shared with Enquête are the same ones found in the lawsuit documents.
On different occasions, Ouellet allegedly held the woman against his body, massaged her shoulders or vigorously caressed her back "down to the spot where the buttocks start," each time making her feel very uncomfortable.
"I felt chased after. It became more and more invasive, more and more intense to the point where I stopped attending events. I tried avoiding being in his presence as much as possible," she said.
In an email to Radio-Canada, the archdiocese of Quebec said that it is aware of the allegations against Ouellet, but declined to issue any further comments.
At the time of the alleged assaults, Ouellet was the archbishop and the head of the archdiocese. He had the final say in who was hired as a pastoral agent, according to Alain Arseneault, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
"You have at that time a young woman in her mid-20s versus a powerful man in a position of authority, known worldwide at the time, who was maybe 60," he said. "Like most victims, she froze."
When "F" spoke about her uneasiness with those around her, she was told the cardinal is a warm man and that she wasn't the only woman who faced this type of "problem with him," the class action reads.
A priest who was active in the archdiocese at the time told Enquête there were rumours circulating about the cardinal's behaviour.
The priest, who asked to remain anonymous, was one of the clergy members to whom the young woman shared what happened with the cardinal. He said they believed her allegations.
"We couldn't get over it. He arrived like a sheriff who was coming to bring order to the archdiocese of Quebec, he was sent from Rome." he said. "For him to have inappropriate behaviours with women, we found that really strange on his part."
Although the allegations against Ouellet seem less serious physically than other cases cited in the class action, the impact on the victim is nevertheless just as important, said Arsenault.
"It's hard to imagine that someone with his intelligence, in his position, was unaware of what he was doing and the consequences it could have," he said.
Ouellet was called back to Rome and promoted as prefect for the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican's department that is responsible for selecting new bishops, in 2010.
"F" said once Ouellet left and was replaced by Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, the current archbishop of Quebec, things changed significantly.
"He was a lot more adjusted. If there was physical contact, it was a simple handshake," she said.
A complaint made to the Vatican
According to the lawsuit, the woman decided to share what happened to her with the committee in charge of reviewing sexual allegations within the archdiocese of Quebec 10 years later, after a troubling encounter with another priest.
She said she went to see the committee and told them, "I don't know if I was a victim, but this is my story."
"I felt the need to tell [them] everything that I had gone through that was inappropriate since starting as a pastoral agent."
She said members of the committee told her both cases were cases of sexual misconduct, and allegedly encouraged her to file a complaint.
It's only then that the committee learned one of the priests was Cardinal Ouellet, as the woman had not shared the men's names beforehand.
The complaint against Ouellet was filed directly to the Vatican in 2021. It was assigned to priest Jacques Servais, a theologian tasked with looking into the matter.
A virtual meeting was arranged between the victim and the Vatican, but a year and a half later the woman said she still hasn't been informed of the conclusion of the investigation.
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