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Name: Robert Charles Best Age:70 yrs old (2011) State:Vic (formerly of Warnambool) Offence/ Sentence:Two counts of indecently assaulting 11 yr old boy/Sentenced in 1996 to 9 mths jail/suspended for 2 years.. Other:Repeat Offender..Two counts of indecently assaulting 11 yr old boy..Christian Brother/Principal/Teacher.Best taught at many Catholic Schools in (WA, VIC, TAS).2011-found guilty of sexually abusing 11 children at three schools across Victoria News 31-5-2011-A CHRISTIAN Brother has been found guilty of sexually abusing 11 children at three schools across Victoria, after six trials over a reign of terror that lasted between 1969 and 1988. Read more below.. |
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Ex-Christian Brother described as 'depraved predator' by one of his victims in court
A FORMER Christian Brother who has admitted a string of indecent assaults on male students at three Victorian schools was a "depraved, sadistic predator", one of his victims has a told a court. In a victim impact statement, the man, now in his 30s, accused the Catholic Church of complicity in the crimes. Robert Charles Best has pleaded guilty to 27 offences against 11 victims, including one of buggery of a nine-year-old, after he had initially denied his crimes in court. At a pre-sentence hearing in the Victorian County Court, the victim said Best had robbed him of his youth and led him to attempt suicide. "The Church's defence of this monster during his career and later during his defence demonstrates its complicity in the assaults," he told the court. Best had originally been charged with 43 offences against 14 boys at the schools at which he taught. He had already been convicted and jailed for other sexual assaults against his students. One of his victims told how after being raped by Best when he was a nine-year-old in third grade at St Alipius Primary School in Ballarat, he told another of his teachers, a Brother Fitzgerald. The brother responded by hitting him, the court heard. He then asked the boy again what happened and when the boy repeated the claim he was struck again. After being asked a third time, the boy replied: "Nothing happened, sir." Prosecutor Amanda Forrester told the court the boy later told his parish priest, who responded with a "backhander" and threatened his life. "He told him: 'If you tell anyone what happened I will f***ing kill you'," Ms Forrester said. AAP (25-7-2011) http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/ex-christian-brother-described-as-depraved-predator-by-one-of-his-victims-in-court/story-e6frfku0-1226101410211 |
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Former St Joseph's student tells of sex monster torment
A FORMER St Joseph's College student sexually abused by a Christian brother at the Geelong school yesterday told his tormentor he was a "monster" and "sadistic predator" who ruined his life. Robert Charles Best remained outwardly unfazed as his victims looked him in the eye at the County Court and detailed the impact of his "cruel" and "abhorrent" conduct at three schools in Geelong, Ballarat and Box Hill between the 1960s and 1980s. Best hand-picked the victims he deemed most vulnerable, including a disabled boy, and inflicted sex acts upon them at school camps, swimming lessons, on the football field, in classrooms and his office. The court was told 70-year-old Best would most likely die in jail after he is sentenced for committing 27 sex-related offences against 11 victims, including one of buggery of a nine-year-old that carries a maximum 20-year prison term. Best's St Joseph's victim was 11 years old when Best sexually abused him on two occasions at the Newtown school in 1986 in front of another Christian brother, referred to in court as "Brother W", and when the child asked if he could tell his parents he was told: "No. This is our secret." The victim emotionally read his victim impact statement to a packed courtroom, detailing how Best's crimes caused him to become suicidal, isolated and unable to form relationships with females. "I can't refer to this monster by his name. I'll call him RB," he said. "I was a defenceless 11-year-old boy. This bastard robbed me of a normal life and the simple pleasures that came with it. I'm so angry at him. I hate feeling like this. I despise him." The victim, now in his 30s, also took a swipe at the Catholic Church for funding Best's defence at five criminal trials where he was found guilty of sex acts. "The church's support of this monster throughout his career and later during his defence, demonstrates complicity in the assault," he said. "The church's and RB's dogged defence of their crimes has worked to rub salt into the wounds they inflicted. This denial is an affront to justice, by a supposedly just church (and) is deeply offensive to me. It's disgusting. "Make the church reel with a heavy sentence on this sadistic predator. He's a bully and a f---kin' pervert. His Christianity doesn't mean a thing." Crown prosecutor Amanda Forrester said a sentence of up to 16 years was required to protect the community from Best and punish him. "The conduct was predatory, calculated and involved a pattern of behaviour including victim selection which at all levels was completely abhorrent. It was brazen and often public," she said. She said Best was regarded as a strict disciplinarian and his conduct was "cruel" and "manipulative". "He certainly ruled with an iron fist. He employed brutal and sadistic methods. He abused trust in the most heinous manner," she said. But Best's defence lawyer Sarah Lighfield said her client's prison term should not exceed 13 years and asked Judge Roy Punshon to "exercise mercy". "There is some doubt if he may live to be released," she said. The court was told Best showed no remorse. During the pre-sentence hearing yesterday, Best was unmoved as his victims broke down and were unable to read their statements. Victims from Ballarat's St Alipius and at Box Hill's St Leo's Christian College detailed a life of drug abuse, alcoholism, fractured relationships and depression caused by Best's actions. One victim sobbed as details of him being hit and told "if you tell anyone what happened I'll f----ng kill you" by a priest he went to confide in. Ms Forrester said other priests and Christian brothers knew of the abuse and were present when it occurred. Best remains in custody and will be sentenced on August 8. Geelong Advertiser (26-7-2011) Aleks Devic http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2011/07/26/269691_news.html |
AN evil Christian brother has confessed to sexually abusing a Geelong St Joseph's schoolboy as part of his 20-year reign of terror. And police revealed yesterday there could be more charges looming against convicted paedophile Robert Charles Best with more complaints being aimed at the former teacher. The Christian Brothers yesterday also confirmed it had forked out millions of dollars for Best's long and drawn out trials where top barristers, that included Queen's Counsel and Senior Counsel, were hired to get him off dozens of charges. It can now be revealed Best, who has close links to Cardinal George Pell, pleaded guilty this week to six sex abuse-related charges of three boys aged between 11 and 12. Information on the 70-year-old pervert's court cases were suppressed until this week after he faced six back-to-back trials spanning a year. Separate juries convicted him on 21 charges during four trials after he pleaded not guilty. At another two trials for rape and indecent assault he was acquitted. Another one of Best's alleged victims died by their own hand after the court committal hearing and the case never proceeded to trial. In all, the 70-year-old's cruel conduct against 11 young boys occurred between 1969 and 1988 and he has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to 27 charges. The offending at Newtown's St Joseph's College, to which he pleaded guilty this week, occurred between 1986 and 1988 and charges stemming from his vile actions include two counts of aggravated indecent assault and one count of indecent assault. Best taught at St Joseph's between 1985 and 1989 and was the year 8 co-ordinator. He also admitted this week to three sex offences against two children at Box Hill's St Leo's College between 1975 and 1977. Best's victims were all students from either St Alipius primary school in Ballarat, where he was the headmaster, St Leo's College, Box Hill and Newtown's St Joseph's College. Detective Sergeant Kevin Carson, who has overseen the investigation, told the Geelong Advertiser he hoped Best's guilty plea would give some satisfaction to the victims. But he said there were still several alleged victims out there. "Sadly, I know there are more out there," he said. "I have got some other statements that indicate further incidents of (alleged) abuse. "I am aware there are a lot more out there. "I hope it's (the guilty plea) comforting for those people. "There has been a lot of sadness, terrible sadness for those families and children." The Christian Brothers Oceania this week issued a media statement and apologised to the students who were abused. Executive officer Br Brian Brandon said the Christian brothers were "deeply saddened for by these events", especially by the great distress and suffering caused to these victims and families. Best was remanded in custody and will return to court on July 25 where the full details of his misconduct will be heard. Geelong Advertiser (1-6-2011) Aleks Devic http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2011/06/01/261151_news.html |
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Christian brother Robert Charles Best faces justice at last
A CHRISTIAN Brother has been found guilty of sexually abusing 11 children at three schools across Victoria, after six trials over a reign of terror that lasted between 1969 and 1988. Robert Charles Best 70, yesterday pleaded guilty to two sex offences against two children at St Leo's College in Box Hill between 1975 and 1977 and two sex offences against one child at St Joseph's Christian Brothers College in Geelong between 1986 and 1988. Best was the principal of St Alipius Parish School in Ballarat in the 1960s and '70s where he worked alongside notorious pedophile priest Gerard Ridsdale. Best's pleas at his seventh trial brought an end to three years of legal drama that costs millions of dollars in taxpayer funds. Judges ordered Best's victims to endure six separate trials at which he fought the charges at every turn. The delays in bringing Best to justice led one complainant to commit suicide before his case came to trial. Attorney-General Robert Clark said last night the law that allowed Best to have his charges heard separately could be changed so it doesn't happen again. Best has been convicted of 27 sex offences, against men who are now aged between 37 and 51. At four of his trials he was found guilty by a jury of 20 counts of indecent assault and one count of aggravated buggery. At another two trials for rape and indecent assault he was acquitted. Yesterday he pleaded guilty to offences against three children. Best was first charged in June 2008.In a statement yesterday Christian Brothers Oceania said it had offered sincere and unreserved apologies to several former students sexually abused by Best. Herald Sun 31-5-2011 James Campbell http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/christian-brother-robert-charles-best-faces-justice-at-last/story-fn7x8me2-1226066047141 |