The principal of Catholic secondary school Loyola College has been stood down after being charged over alleged sexual offences.
Get it here. The offences allegedly occurred in April. In a letter to families, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools eastern region general manager Marwin Austerberry said Favrin had been suspended by the Victorian Institute of Teaching in connection to a “personal matter”.
Many staff, students and parents at Melbourne's Loyola College were 'stunned' after learning that the school principal who is on leave had been stood down.
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Many staff, parents, and students were unaware of the situation and were'stunned' when the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools informed them via email on ...
‘Mernda sexual offences and child abuse team detectives have charged the man with two counts of sexual activity directed at a person and one count of sexual exposure,’ according to police. He had taken a week off from school, with the acting principal informing the school community that he was ‘attending to a personal matter.’ After being charged with sexual crimes, the principal of a co-educational Catholic school was removed from his position.
A lawyer for Loyola College principal Joseph Favrin said his client denies the allegations against him and says he stood down to protect the image of his ...
“There is no assertion that this allegation happened at a school, near a school, or was in any way related to his work. Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools and Loyola College will not be making any further comment regarding the interim suspension.” “He strongly denies this allegation and will be contesting the charges.