Alleged abusers named as Nudgee Junior College scandal deepens
Crime by Kylie Lang
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Subscriber only More 20 old boys of Nudgee Junior College have come forward with fresh allegations of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of at least two Christian Brothers. Former principals Brother Michael Carthage Proctor and Brother John Regan have been identified as the chief alleged abusers of children aged 8 to 12 at the prestigious Indooroopilly boarding school in the 1960s and 1970s respectively. Jed McNamara, special counsel at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, said he expected more Brothers to be named as the number of calls from witnesses continued to climb following The Courier-Mail reporting allegations against the Catholic school on the weekend.
No more mask requirement in City of St Augustine facilities
no longer be required to wear masks when coming into City facilities.
Although masks are no longer required at public meetings or when conducting official business, City Manager John Regan is still using his position to bully those who have objected to the disputed benefit of wearing a facial mask.
“Masks are still strongly encouraged in crowded areas,
per CDC guidelines,” Regan said, despite Executive Orders 21-101 and 21-102. “I would also like to remind the public to
remain respectful of each other’s
personal wishes when it comes to wearing or not wearing a mask.”
Vaccines are readily available in St. Johns County and, for the most part, everyone who wants a vaccine has been vaccinated or has access to vaccines, he said. I think we re protecting people who have chosen not to get vaccines. … I think it s time to move forward, Upchurch said.
But St. Augustine Commissioner Barbara Blonder, who supported mask-wearing at meetings, had a different opinion.
Blonder said Friday that the governor s order goes against science and pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The CDC says that fully vaccinated people should still wear masks indoors in public settings and when gathering indoors with unvaccinated people from more than one other household, among other guidance.