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Name:
GERALD FRANCIS RIDSDALE
Age: 68 yrs
State: VICTORIA
Sentence:
Sentenced in 1994 in the Melbourne County Court to 18 yrs jail/ 15 yrs non parole/ Eligible for parole in October 2009.
Sentenced again in August 2006 to
another 4yrs jail. Ridsdale will be eligible for parole in 2013.
Offence/Other:
Roman Catholic priest.Pleaded guilty to 46 charges (including- indecent assault/ buggery/ gross indecency/ attempted buggery). Ridsdale is believed to have abused 100's of children. Ridsdale is one of Australia's
WORST paedophiles and was part of a Catholic Priest Paedophile ring.
At one school where Ridsdale was based the entire male teaching staff were paedophiles.
Prior in 1993/ Sentenced to 12 months jail/ 3 months non parole.
Pleaded guilty to 29 child sex charges. Victims were 11 children.
Pleaded guilty 12 months later to the above charges.
In 1993 Ridsdale was sacked by the Pope.
Read More.
Current charges- Pleaded guitly to 35 child sex charges victims were 10 boys.
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Gerald Ridsdale
Gerald Ridsdale
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Ex-Priest Gets More Jail Time
A FORMER Ballarat Catholic priest behind bars for indecently assaulting teenage boys more
than 20 years ago has had four years added to his minimum jail term.
Gerald Francis Ridsdale, of Ararat Prison, stood silent with his head bowed and eyes closed
as he was sentenced at the County Court in Ballarat over the indecent assault of 10 boys
between 1970 and 1987.
The 72-year-old had pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault with a male aged
under 16, four of buggery and seven of gross indecency.
Judge Bill White sentenced him to 13 years prison with a minimum of seven years, for
crimes he described as disastrous, catastrophic, and tragic.
"There is no doubt your conduct plummets to the depths of evil hypocrisy," Judge White said.
Ridsdale already is serving an 18-year jail term for similar offences.
Under that jail term he is due for parole in 2009, but today's sentence means he will now
not be eligible for release until August 2013, when he is aged 79.
Victims and their family members who attended court today erupted following the
sentence.
One victim called out: "You could have said sorry you bastard, you can't even look
at us now, can you."
Another person said: "I am one of the social workers that had to clean the mess you
made, it was horrific."
The court heard Ridsdale preyed on boys as young as six years old, including alter
boys and students, in Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Horsham, Edenhope, Mortlake and
Warrnambool.
The court heard Ridsdale committed the offences following a wedding, a funeral, mass,
during confession, on fishing trips and at his victims' homes.
Judge White also levelled criticism at the Catholic Church.
"The Catholic Church cannot escape criticism, in view of its lack of action on complaints
being made as to your conduct, the constant moving of you from parish to parish, providing
more opportunity for your predatory conduct, and its failure to show adequate compassion,
for a number of your victims," he said.
www.news.com.au (11-8-2006)
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Sex Case Reopened
NOTORIOUS paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, who once worked
in Inglewood, could face more charges after the case against
him was recently reopened.
It is believed the Catholic church first became aware of
Ridsdale's sexual abuse of children, mostly altar boys,
while he was the parish priest at Inglewood in 1975.
However, he was not brought to justice until 1993.
The following year he was sentenced to 18 years in jail,
with a 15-year non-parole period, after pleading guilty
to 46 charges.
Described as Australia's most notorious paedophile, Ridsdale
could be released in 2009.
However, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Paul Coghlan QC,
has indicated more charges could be laid against the man.
It is believed at least a further nine victims have come forward
since Ridsdale was imprisoned.
The DPP will make a decision following a meeting with them.
"The director has decided that, contrary to the earlier view he
had expressed, the cases against Ridsdale should proceed," a
statement from Mr Coghlan's office said.
"The police have been asked to complete the briefs in these
matter. When that has been done, subject to the sufficiency of
evidence, Ridsdale will be charged."
A police spokesman yesterday was unable to declare if any of
the new claims against Ridsdale had arisen from the time he
spent in Inglewood.
According to Broken Rites, a non-denominational support group
for people abused in religious institutions, Ridsdale fled
Inglewood months after his arrival in 1975 after complaints
of sexual abuse arose against him.
Broken Rites spokeswoman Chris McIsaac yesterday welcomed
the decision to reopen the case.
"We're happy with that, and would like to see it go ahead
for the sake of the victims," Ms McIsaac said.
"Our group has been approached by hundreds of people affected
by the Ridsdale offences over the years. It is important
they get closure."
AAP (23-12-2004)
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Priest May Be Charged
NEW child sex abuse
charges may be laid
against one of Victoria's most notorious
pedophiles.
Victoria's Director of
Public Prosecutions, Paul
Coghlan QC, has said he
is prepared to reconsider
in earlier decision not to
prosecute priest Gerald
Francis Ridsdale on a series of new allegations.
Ridsdale, 70, was jailed
in 1994 for 18 years with a
minimum of 15 years, for a
series of heinous crimes
against children aged
nine to 15.
The offences took place
over 21 years.
Nine more complainants
have come forward in recent years, but Mr Coghlan decided that prosecuting Ridsdale was not in
the public interest.
Mr Coghlan has now
changed his mind and has
written to Attorney-
General Rob Hulls saying
he is prepared to meet
victims and reconsider
his decision.
In the letter, Mr Coghlan states: "All of the
offences, had they been
known about, could have
been dealt with in 1994.
The latest offending is
alleged in 1980.
"Although the logic of
that position is clear, it
appears to have created
disquiet in the community and public expressions
of concern about my approach. It is important
that the community have
confidence in the criminal
justice system."
Mr Coghlan told Mr
Hulls his greatest concern
was for the victims.
"It follows that such
meetings only have a
point if I am prepared to
reconsider my decision. I
am prepared, to do so," Mr
Coghlan said.
Earlier this week in a
radio interview Premier
Steve Bracks said he believed this allegations
should be tested in court.
The new batch or complainants includes a man
who claims he was raped
12 times by Ridsdale.
The Catholic priest
pleaded guilty in the
County Court at Warrnambool to 46 charges,
including five counts of
buggery, one count of attempted buggery, 30
counts ot indecent assault on a male under 16,
four counts of gross indecency, five counts of indecent assault, and one
count of indecent assault
on a girl under 16.
A spokeswoman for
Attorney-General Rob
Hulls said he welcomed
Mr Coghlan's decision.
AAP (18-8-2004)
Norrie Ross
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