Michael Glennon (former priest): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
+image |
Misc changes - will incorporate other edit now - sorry about the edit conflict |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> |
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> |
||
'''Michael Charles Glennon''' (b. ca. 1944) is a convicted [[Australia]]n [[paedophile]] and former [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He stands at the centre of one of the most notorious [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases|clergy sex abuse]] cases in that country. |
|||
[[Image:Michael_Charles_Glennon.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Charles Glennon in 1991<br><small>Photo copyright ''[[The Age]]''</small>]] |
|||
[[As of 2006]], Glennon has been convicted of sexually abusing 15 children in court cases spanning 25 years.<ref name="Notorious">{{cite news |
|||
|url=http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.46/aid.50861/column.htm |
|url=http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.46/aid.50861/column.htm |
||
|title=Notorious pedophile guilty |
|title=Notorious pedophile guilty |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
|date=[[10 October]] [[2003]] |
|date=[[10 October]] [[2003]] |
||
|accessdate=2006-12-11}} Republished by the [[Poynter Institute]].</ref> |
|accessdate=2006-12-11}} Republished by the [[Poynter Institute]].</ref> |
||
Glennon ran a youth camp in [[Lancefield, Victoria|Lancefield]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], where most of the abuse took place.<ref name="Fifth">{{cite news |
Glennon ran a youth camp in [[Lancefield, Victoria|Lancefield]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], where most of the abuse took place.<ref name="Fifth">{{cite news |
||
|url=http://fifthestate.rmit.edu.au/2004-06hinchint.php |
|url=http://fifthestate.rmit.edu.au/2004-06hinchint.php |
||
| Line 27: | Line 26: | ||
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> |
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> |
||
==Glennon's Court Trials in the case== |
|||
In 1978 Glennon was convicted of sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, and served a year in prison.<ref name="Fifth"/> |
* In 1978 Glennon was convicted of sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, and served a year in prison.<ref name="Fifth"/> However he continued to run the camp, where he was the only adult present.<ref name="Fifth"/> |
||
* In 1984 he was acquitted of raping two boys, aged 11 and 13. |
* In 1984 he was acquitted of raping two boys, aged 11 and 13. |
||
In 1985 Glennon was charged with raping five boys and one girl, aged 12 to 16, all visitors to his camp during 1978-80.<ref name="Straight">{{cite news |
* In 1985 Glennon was charged with raping five boys and one girl, aged 12 to 16, all of them visitors to his camp during 1978-80.<ref name="Straight">{{cite news |
||
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/21/1029114138048.html |
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/21/1029114138048.html |
||
|title=Straight shooter to hear complaints |
|title=Straight shooter to hear complaints |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |
|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |
||
|date=August 22 2002 |
|date=August 22 2002 |
||
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> He would not be convicted until 1991. |
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> He would not be convicted until 1991, and subsequently was able to continue running the camp during 1985. |
||
| ⚫ | * In 1991, Glennon was found guilty on the charges of indecent assault of children under 16 years, attempted [[buggery]] of a boy under 14 years, and buggery with violence.<ref name="Straight"/> He appealed his own conviction to the High Court, which found that despite the publicity, the trial was not unfair; the ruling overturned an acquittal by the [[Supreme Court of Victoria|Court of Criminal Appeal]].<ref name="Law Reform"/> |
||
| ⚫ | In 1985, radio commentator [[Derryn Hinch]] found that Glennon was to be tried on new charges, while still running |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==Derryn Hinch== |
|||
| ⚫ | : In 1985, radio commentator [[Derryn Hinch]] found that Glennon was to be tried on new charges, while still running the camp. Hinch, who was concerned that parents were unknowingly sending their children to Glennon's camp, first appealed privately to then [[Premiers of the Australian states|Victoria Premier]] [[John Cain]] and the then-[[Attorney General]]<!-- Victoria or Australia not clear in source -->, as well as the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia, but in Hinch's words, they "washed their hands" of the situation.<ref name="Fifth"/> Subsequently Hinch publicly identified Glennon during his trial on the third set of charges, inspite of the strong [[sub judice]] rule under Australian jurisprudence. This delayed the trial, resulting in a conviction.<ref name="Fifth"/> Hinch went to jail for [[contempt of court]] for 12 days and fined $10,000.<ref name="Fifth"/>. This was the first time anyone had gone to jail on a [[prior restraint]] issue in Australia.<ref>{{cite news |
||
|url=http://fifthestate.rmit.edu.au/under-the-hammer.php |
|url=http://fifthestate.rmit.edu.au/under-the-hammer.php |
||
|title=Under the hammer |
|title=Under the hammer |
||
|publisher=The Fifth Estate: Media Analysis by [[RMIT University|RMIT]] Journalism |
|publisher=The Fifth Estate: Media Analysis by [[RMIT University|RMIT]] Journalism |
||
|date=[[8 August]] [[2004]] |
|date=[[8 August]] [[2004]] |
||
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> |
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref>. Hinch appealed his case as far as the [[High Court of Australia]], which affirmed his conviction. In its ruling the Court held that despite Hinch's motivation of warning the public that Glennon continued to hold a position in a youth organisation, it was sufficient to inform them of the current charges against him, and that the information about his prior conviction was prejudicial under Australian law.<ref name="Law Reform">{{cite web |
||
|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/walrc/93/P93_II_DP.pdf |
|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/walrc/93/P93_II_DP.pdf |
||
|title=Discussion Paper on Contempt by Publication |
|title=Discussion Paper on Contempt by Publication |
||
| Line 51: | Line 56: | ||
|date=March 2002 |
|date=March 2002 |
||
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> Hinch calls the incident "the thing I'm most proud of in my life."<ref name="Fifth"/> |
|accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> Hinch calls the incident "the thing I'm most proud of in my life."<ref name="Fifth"/> |
||
| ⚫ | In 1991, Glennon was found guilty on the charges of indecent assault of children under 16 years, attempted [[buggery]] of a boy under 14 years, and buggery with violence.<ref name="Straight"/> He appealed his own conviction to the High Court, which found that despite the publicity, the trial was not unfair; the ruling overturned an acquittal by the [[Supreme Court of Victoria|Court of Criminal Appeal]].<ref name="Law Reform"/> |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 08:35, 11 December 2006
Michael Charles Glennon (b. ca. 1944) is a convicted Australian paedophile and former Roman Catholic priest. He stands at the centre of one of the most notorious clergy sex abuse cases in that country. As of 2006, Glennon has been convicted of sexually abusing 15 children in court cases spanning 25 years.[1] Glennon ran a youth camp in Lancefield, Victoria, where most of the abuse took place.[2]
Glennon's Court Trials in the case
- In 1978 Glennon was convicted of sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, and served a year in prison.[2] However he continued to run the camp, where he was the only adult present.[2]
- In 1984 he was acquitted of raping two boys, aged 11 and 13.
- In 1985 Glennon was charged with raping five boys and one girl, aged 12 to 16, all of them visitors to his camp during 1978-80.[3] He would not be convicted until 1991, and subsequently was able to continue running the camp during 1985.
- In 1991, Glennon was found guilty on the charges of indecent assault of children under 16 years, attempted buggery of a boy under 14 years, and buggery with violence.[3] He appealed his own conviction to the High Court, which found that despite the publicity, the trial was not unfair; the ruling overturned an acquittal by the Court of Criminal Appeal.[4]
- In 2003, Glennon was found guilty of 23 other offences against children, including rape, indecent assault, gross indecency, sexually penetrating a child aged between 10 and 16 and sexually penetrating a child under 10, but acquitted of one count of indecent assault.[1]
Derryn Hinch
- In 1985, radio commentator Derryn Hinch found that Glennon was to be tried on new charges, while still running the camp. Hinch, who was concerned that parents were unknowingly sending their children to Glennon's camp, first appealed privately to then Victoria Premier John Cain and the then-Attorney General, as well as the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia, but in Hinch's words, they "washed their hands" of the situation.[2] Subsequently Hinch publicly identified Glennon during his trial on the third set of charges, inspite of the strong sub judice rule under Australian jurisprudence. This delayed the trial, resulting in a conviction.[2] Hinch went to jail for contempt of court for 12 days and fined $10,000.[2]. This was the first time anyone had gone to jail on a prior restraint issue in Australia.[5]. Hinch appealed his case as far as the High Court of Australia, which affirmed his conviction. In its ruling the Court held that despite Hinch's motivation of warning the public that Glennon continued to hold a position in a youth organisation, it was sufficient to inform them of the current charges against him, and that the information about his prior conviction was prejudicial under Australian law.[4] Hinch calls the incident "the thing I'm most proud of in my life."[2]
References
- ^ a b Jewel Topsfield (10 October 2003). "Notorious pedophile guilty". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) Republished by the Poynter Institute. - ^ a b c d e f g "That's life for a radio survivor". The Fifth Estate: Media Analysis by RMIT Journalism. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Fergus Shiel (August 22 2002). "Straight shooter to hear complaints". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b The Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (March 2002). "Discussion Paper on Contempt by Publication" (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ "Under the hammer". The Fifth Estate: Media Analysis by RMIT Journalism. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)