Sex Abuse in New Zealand
The St. John of God order ran the Maryland's School, which taught pupils with learning difficulties, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Occurrences at the school during the 1970s lead to a high-profile scandal with sexual charges being laid against three members of the order.
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