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26 February 2017

Christian Brothers defend spending $1.5m funding paedophile Robert Best’s legal defence

THE Christian Brothers say they only paid a convicted pedophile’s latest legal fees after previously spending more than $1.5 million defending him because he decided to plead guilty.
A Victorian County Court judge says he is “blown away” that the Catholic Church still funds the legal defence for Brother Robert Best, who has been convicted of sex offences against 11 boys and this week admitted abusing a further 20.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/christian-brothers-defend-spending-15m-funding-paedophile-robert-bests-legal-defence/news-story/34f55091938bb1996caffaaf57b38bf6