Both men said Mr Thompson targeted other boys too, and Mr Klemick said he was once forced to perform sex acts on another boy while Mr Thompson watched. And, when Mr Klemick finally confronted Mr Thompson, the teacher, fearing his secret would be revealed, took his own life, Mr Klemick said. Mr Klemick said Mr Thompson also kept nude photographs of his victims in a box at his home, including some of Mr Klemick. The St Paul's principal at the time, Br Tony Gherardi, has since died, and St Paul's was replaced by another Catholic school, Kavanagh College, in 1989. The school's board of governors was responsible for employing Mr Thompson, but the alleged offences should be investigated, Bishop Dooley said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2018 00:00 UTC