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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Curtis waited 60 years for justice over alleged abuse. The Christian Brothers’ legal moratorium will see the trial abandoned

a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church
The Christian Brothers on Thursday obtained a moratorium on all claims against it. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

When Curtis Hogan* was about nine, he was called to the front of his classroom at St Patrick’s primary school, Ballarat.

Brother Ryan, a member of the Christian Brothers Catholic order, told him to sit on his lap, court documents allege.

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