AFL child sexual abuse scandal widens to include paedophile coach at Carlton

The AFL historic child sexual abuse scandal has widened to include a second club whose 1970s Little League program was overseen by a paedophile coach.

Key points:

An ABC Sport investigation has found Carlton's Little League team was coached by a paedophile for five seasons in the 1970s

It follows the revelation that paedophile Darrell Ray ran the St Kilda Little League team for 11 seasons in the same era

The scandal began when former St Kilda star Rod Owen disclosed his abuse at the hands of Ray, prompting dozens of survivors to share their stories

An ABC Sport investigation has discovered that Carlton's Little League team was coached and managed for five seasons between 1973 and 1977 by John Dennis Morice, a prolific paedophile who was later convicted on numerous occasions for the sexual abuse of schoolboy footballers he coached.

Under the VFL's (now AFL) rules for the Little League competition, clubs were required to select at least 100 boys per season, meaning hundreds of Carlton players were coached by a sex offender whose crimes were once described by a County Court Judge as "depraved, sickening and repugnant".

ABC Sport has spoken to a number of former Carlton Little League players who were sexually abused by Morice, who died in 2016. A lauded, popular and successful coach, Morice led the Carlton Little League team for more than 100 games, steering the Blues' Under-11s to multiple grand final appearances.

Morice received convictions for the sexual abuse of boys in 1978, 1981, 1991, 2004 and 2006, the latter being historical cases to address abuse that victims had taken decades to report.

In 2004, when Morice pleaded guilty to five counts of indecently assaulting a child under 16, County Court Judge Geoff Chettle described the crimes as being "towards the top of the range", and sentenced Morice to two years in jail with a non-parole period of 10 months.

Before jailing Morice, Judge Chettle said: "You preyed upon young, vulnerable and impressionable boys."

In the past fortnight, ABC Sport has spoken to several former Carlton Little League players who have never previously shared the stories of their abuse.

"It [playing for Carlton] was probably a high point of my football," one says.

"But there was the loss of that for me.

"I can't separate the good times and some of the friends I made with what actually happened to me."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-05/afl-scandal-widens-paedophile-coach-carlton-john-dennis-morice/100187148

Sydney priest, police officer charged with possessing child abuse material

A Catholic priest in Sydney’s inner west and a police officer have been charged after an investigation into the alleged possession and distribution of child abuse material.

Father Joseph Kolodziej, the parish priest at All Hallows Catholic Parish Five Dock, was asked to step down from his public role at the parish and its neighbouring primary school this week after child abuse material was allegedly found on his phone.

The principal of All Hallows Catholic Primary School in Five Dock, Helen Elliott, wrote to parents saying Mr Kolodziej would not be involved with the school nor live at the parish next door while the police matter is investigated.

“I understand this news may come as a surprise, given Fr Kolodziej’s active involvement in our community, and you or your child may be experiencing feelings of disappointment and concern,” she wrote.

“Please be assured that the safety and wellbeing of our students is our priority.”

Police attached to the professional standards command last month began an investigation into allegations that child abuse material was being stored and distributed on an electronic device.

The investigation led them to arrest Mr Kolodziej in Five Dock on Wednesday. The 62-year-old was taken to Burwood police station and charged with possessing child abuse material and using a carriage service for child abuse material.

The possession charge, if proven, carries a maximum penalty in NSW of 10 years’ imprisonment. The carriage service charge, under Commonwealth legislation, carries a maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment.

Mr Kolodziej had previously been the parish priest at St Mary Queen of Heaven in Georges Hall, which he left for the Five Dock posting in late January this year. In that role, he was a leader of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Georges Hall, which is embedded within the parish.

Both the Five Dock and Georges Hall Catholic primary schools are part of the Sydney Catholic Schools education system in the Archdiocese of Sydney.

A spokeswoman for Sydney Catholic Schools said it had been made aware “that a Parish Priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney has been charged with offences related to child abuse material found on his phone”.

“We want to assure our school communities that the safety and wellbeing of our students is always our highest priority. We have been advised by the Archdiocese of Sydney that there is no indication the matter involves our school or parish,” she said.

“As this is an ongoing police investigation, we are unable to make any further comments at this time.”

Police executed a further search warrant at a Georges Hall address after they charged Mr Kolodziej on Wednesday.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-priest-police-officer-charged-with-possessing-child-abuse-material-20210604-p57y86.html

Former ALP official and Catholic priest jailed for 17 years over child abuse tourism

A former NSW Labor Party official and priest who abused boys on “abhorrent” child sex tourism trips in south-east Asia, during which he also produced abuse images, has been jailed for 17 years.

Peter Andrew Hansen pleaded guilty in February to 31 charges, including eight counts of engaging in sexual intercourse with children under 16 outside Australia, and 20 counts of producing child abuse material.

In addition to the Commonwealth offences relating to the production of child abuse material in Asia, the 31 charges include two counts of the NSW offence of possessing child abuse material. Hansen received a separate sentence for those counts of four years and three months, to be served concurrently with his 17-year sentence for the Commonwealth offences and backdated to his 2018 arrest at Sydney airport.

From 2014 until his arrest, Hansen used Facebook and an encrypted instant message program called Brosix to connect with fixers and other consumers of child abuse material to discuss and share the material and arrange meetings with young boys in the Philippines and Vietnam.

In messages from October 2016, revealed in court documents, Hansen complains to a user called ‘Maliboy Hornbag’ about a “dud” experience in Cebu, and discusses plans for an upcoming “nude party”, including his location requirements – “high wall”, “locked gate”, “caretaker not onsite”.

Hansen says “I could have 5-8 in the house, we could lock the doors and pull the curtains”.

He tells Maliboy Hornbag he hoped to “keep the camera busy” on the trip and describes one small boy as a “sucker”.

On November 5, Hansen arrived in the Philippines and met with his fixer, 34-year-old Filipino national Joey Donozo, with whom he communicated on Facebook.

Donozo took photographs of local boys in Cebu under the pretence of a modelling shoot and would send them to Hansen, who would tell him which ones he liked and wanted to meet. Hansen would pay Donozo the equivalent of $8 AUD each time he brought children to his hostel.

On November 11, Donozo met with 11 boys and took them to a rented villa where Hansen was waiting with gifts of polo shirts and swimming shorts, which he instructed them to change into from their school uniforms. Hansen took several photos of the boys while clothed before they were instructed to go to his room and undress.

Hansen, then in his underwear, took further photos of the boys as he instructed them to remove their clothing. He took photos of them in various sexual poses before instructing them to stand in a line. He then performed sex acts on each boy.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/former-alp-official-and-catholic-priest-jailed-for-17-years-over-child-abuse-tourism-20210326-p57e8y.html

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