Brother Dominic Gleeson

John Patrick Gleeson was born on 6 May 1929. Brother Dominic Gleeson (known as Brother Gleeson) served nine years in the Marist Order. It is important to note that Brother Dominic Gleeson is not to be confused with any other Brother using the name Dominic.

Brother Dominic apart from teaching at Marist Brothers High School, Hamilton also taught in the following areas;

• Maitland (NSW) (Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle);

• Camberwell (Victoria);

• Cairns (Queensland); and

• Sydney.

In 2013, John Patrick Gleeson pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecently assaulting three boys when he was teaching at Marist Brothers High School, Hamilton (Newcastle) in 1962. Subsequently, Brother Dominic was convicted in the same year and placed him on a good-behaviour bond for a year.

We invite former victims of Brother Dominic to contact us to tell us confidentially what information they may have, and we will explain what options are available to help with these cases.

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