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Sex offender trains priests

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Article originally prepared on : 22 January 2007

Sex offender trains priests

ALEX MITCHELL. Sun Herald. Sydney, N.S.W.:Mar 19, 2000. p. 19

A CATHOLIC priest convicted of sexual assault is involved in the recruitment

and training of priests in the State's second largest diocese.

Father Ross O'Brien was convicted in Glen Innes Local Court in May 1993 of

indecently assaulting a 23-year-old hitchhiker he picked up between Lismore and

Casino.

The priest, then aged 57, pleaded not guilty but magistrate Chris Bone found

him guilty and placed him on a $100 good behaviour bond for 18 months.

In the latest issue of the Catholic Directory, Father O'Brien is listed as the

vocations director of the Armidale diocese, which includes Tenterfield,

Tamworth, Walgett and Moree.

He deals with people considering entering a religious order and is also

involved in "the continuing education of priests".

He transferred from Glen Innes to Armidale recently to become assistant to

Bishop Luc Matthys.

At the time of his conviction, Father O'Brien was supported by the then Bishop

of Armidale, the Most Reverend Kevin Manning, who is now Bishop of Parramatta.

"I must stress the point that the church understands human weakness and frailty

and is a forgiving church," Bishop Manning said in 1993.

"The finding (of the court) has certainly caused a great deal of stress and

embarrassment and many people are feeling disappointed and let down.

"We recognise and respect the decision of the court.

"It was well thought out and considered, and Father O'Brien is committed to

undergo a program of spiritual and psychological help."

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