Paul Keaney

Paul Keaney

Paul Francis Keaney was born on the October 5 1888 in Ireland. In 1911 he migrated to Australia and in 1916 he became a Christian Brother. In 1924 he became headmaster at Clontarf Orphanage, he later taught at Christian Brothers College, Perth and Christian Brothers College, Fremantle.

His record as a disciplinarian has come under growing scrutiny after former students recalled his role as that of a brutal disciplinarian with an ungovernable temper, who neglected their education, exploited their labour and turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct by staff members. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/report/index.htm Senate Community Affairs and References Committee Report, Lost Innocents: Righting the Record - Report on Child Migration] , 30 August 2001.]

In the 2001 Australian Senate Community Affairs and References Committee Report, titled Lost Innocents: Righting the Record - Report on Child Migration, evidence revealed the depraved, violent and abusive nature of Brother Keaney and his role in the systematic abuse of children under his care. In submissions to the Committee report, indivduals who had been abused by Keaney described his brutality; "I lost my teeth at Bindoon - my face kicked repeatedly by Brother Keaney". Similarly - "Br. Keaney was a very sadistic, perverted and deviant peadophile. He abused many of the boys... in his care. Tragically, there was just no one that we victims could go to for help. Who would have believed us any way?".

In an effort to raise awareness of the issue, Senator Andrew Murray spoke to a Matter of Public Interest stating "He (Keaney) was a sadist who indulged in criminal assault and who knowingly protected rings of predatory brothers engaged in systemic long-term sexual assault on defenceless children" (Hansard 2001, p.27275).

Keaney was appointed MBE and ISO in 1953. In response to overwhelming evidence submitted to the aforementioned Senate report, numerous attempts at rescinding Br. Keaney's Imperial Honours have been made. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/S6458.pdf Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Hansard page 113, Senate FP&A Hansard p.161] , 26 May 2003.] Despite these requests and Senate committee findings these Honours still remain. He has an oval at Aquinas College named after him for his role in the purchase of their property from the Manning Family in 1937.

He died in Subiaco on February 26 1954, aged 65.

References

External links

* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090538b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]


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