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Lawyers for Marist Brothers face questions over advice to keep serial offender out of ‘legal arena’

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“Lawyers for Marist Brothers face questions over advice to keep serial offender out of ‘legal arena’”

A once-confidential letter says child sexual abuser might implicate senior church officials if allowed near ‘the legal arena’ upon his release from jail Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Lawyers from a leading law firm for the Marist Brothers have been subpoenaed to explain a once-confidential document showing they advised the Catholic order to keep a serial offender out of “the legal arena”, suggesting he was too honest and might implicate senior church officials.…

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