How Bathurst High acts on child sex abuse claims

Instead of informing the authorities about suspected child sex abuse, Bathurst High implemented a policy of go quietly and that will be the end of the matter.

Peter Street was the subject of allegations of sexually assaulting young students at the school for many years. He was told if he went quietly the allegations would not be referred to the Police. Street is now a taxi driver.

Patrick Sinclair was proven to be using Facebook and Bebo to communicate with students outside of school, inviting them to parties and telling them they were sexy. It was discovered he had sex south a number of students. Gaye Dunshea and Geiff Hastings told him if he left quietly they wouldn't report him. He now works at All Saints School.

Australian authorities consider the intellectually disabled to be fair game

If you are a rape victim in Australia with an intellectual disability, you are likely to never receive justice if the situation in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales is anything to go by.

In July, South Australian authorities found that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with a case because the victim was intellectually disabled and couldn't give coherent evidence. At a special school in South Australia, a number of intellectually disabled students were abused with the abuse covered up by the Police and the school itself.

In 1993, allegations were made about St John of God Brothers in Victoria abusing the intellectually disabled, with Police saying it would be too difficult to lay charges because the victims were intellectually disabled. In other cases, the abuse was covered up by the church with Police never notified.


In 2007, another disabled student was molested by a taxi driver between home and Portland Central School. The student was moved to another school and the taxi driver remains employed while the school, under the direction of Tina Slattery covered it up.

In 2009, a taxi driver who drove students to Carenne Public School was taken off his duties driving intellectually disabled students after it was learned he had molested one boy between home and school. The education department covered it up.

In 2010, the NSW education department claimed in a civil claim that it wasn't responsible for the sex abuse of a student at Carenne Public School for the intellectually disabled by one of its teachers because it could not have foreseen it and that the student was already disabled so it caused him no further harm. The whole incident was covered up by Police, the school and the media. The molester, Anna Blackburn was never charged by Police. This is just one of a number of claims at the school.

Earlier this year, two bus drivers for Carenne Public School were accused of molesting disabled students and physically assaulting them. The education department and police both refused to investigate.

NSW Police kill cop's brother, 19yo shot in own home

Photo from SMH

The brother of a NSW police officer was shot dead in Castle Hill yesterday. According to a witness at the scene, police demanded the driver of a vehicle get out and 15 seconds later he was shot dead by Police. Police claim they were responding to a report that the man was threatening people with a gun.

The shooting happened

Late today, Police identified the man as Rodney Elkass, brother of a police officer.

It is the second NSW police shooting in a week, with a 19 year-old being shot by Police in his own home on Monday.

Peter Harvey planned to go against ICAC direction to cover-up for Police leaker

NSW DEC charity uses principal's information to try to steal work from taxi battlers

The exposure of corruption continues by Anonymous. This document shows that Terry Mahony used his position as principal to obtain information for Carenne Support and to try and take income away from independent taxi operators.

What the former Bathurst MP said about Carenne

On 17.11.2009, Gerard Martin sent the following to Carenne blogger "Libertarian":

In response to your e-mail the 17^th of the 11^th regarding Carenne special school I make the following observations.
I have always been and will continue to be a strong supporter of the school.
The fact that something has been revealed on Indymedia does not make it true. I am aware of many libellous and untrue statements posted on that website. I am Also intrigued as to how and why people who do not live in the area have no knowledge or links to the school can add to the mischievous innuendo and rumour.
I am confident that the departmental and police investigations will reveal the true story. In the meantime the genuine and honest supporters of Carenne school will continue to support the school as it goes about its very important work.

Yet another NSW Politician has now been named as part of the coverup.

Documents went missing in another DEC cover up