Alan James Pollock

Alan James Pollock was a trainee priest with the Patrician Brothers who later became a lay teacher and junior rugby league coach. He obtained his HSC in 1972 at Holy Cross College in Ryde, Sydney while boarding with the Patrician Brothers at their residence at Wahroonga on the intention of joining the Order. This did not eventuate as he commenced work for the State Rail Authority as a clerk after finishing high school. After working there for six months he accepted a position as a classroom teacher at a primary school at Richmond for 18 months. In 1975 and 1976 he attended the Catholic College of Education at Castle Hill for a Diploma of Teaching course, however, he only completed two years of the three year course. He then worked as a classroom teacher at a school in Windsor. In the late 1970's Alan Pollock was involved in a motor vehicle accident which was caused by him suffering an episode of epilepsy. He resigned his position and was unemployed for a number of years. He completed a certificate course to coach rugby league and became involved as a coach at St Patrick's Blacktown in the late 1980's. He also coached cricket at that school.

In 2014, Alan James Pollock (aged 60 at the time) pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against children at two Catholic schools in western Sydney in the 1980s. These schools were:

• Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown where Pollock was an acting relief teacher for approximately eight years; and

• St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park.

Allan Pollock pleaded guilty in both cases and was sentenced to eight years jail, with a minimum of five years before being eligible for parole.

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