Anger as priest faces sex charges -- Van Klooster supporters hinder media

 By Pamela Magill                         Australia, flag   Western Australia, flag

THERE were angry scenes outside the Central Law Courts yesterday as supporters of a South-West priest charged with child sex offences antagonised waiting media representatives.
  The mother of an alleged victim also confronted Fr Adrian Richard Peter John Van Klooster.
  He told her he was not allowed to speak to her. A photographer from The West Australian was obstructed and a television cameraman pushed as they tried to film Fr Van Klooster.
  In court, Magistrate Robert Black remanded the matter until today.
  Fr Van Klooster, 59, has been charged with nine counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and two counts of indecently recording a child under 13. Defence lawyer Robert Mazza said Fr Van Klooster would seek a remand to an election date.
  Fr Van Klooster was punched by angry relatives of alleged victims outside Bunbury Magistrate's Court after his first court appearance in February.
  Fr Van Klooster was stood down as a parish priest in Bunbury after charges were laid.

"Anger as priest faces sex counts," © The West Australian, Tuesday April 16 2002, p 14
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FURTHER READING
A: Guidelines for handling child-abuse clergy; Feb 19 2002.
B: Fathers would make the best "Fathers"; how to select minsters; Mar 4 02
G: Boston R.C. Diocese reports 87 clergy The Record, Perth, Western Australia, Feb 21 02
I: Father Kelly's escape to Belgium stymied by 77 more sex charges The West Australian Feb 28 02
E: Governor-General says sorry to abused woman The West Australian Mar 2 02
F: Paying for sins of the fathers $1000m plus The Weekend Australian Mar 2-3 02
@ Parishioners support, but Florida has two sex-abuse bishops in a row, Boston $15 to $30m extra for Father Geoghan abuse The Record Mar 21 02
@: Polish archbishop sneaking through tunnel to dormitory The West Australian Mar 30 02
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@: U.S. priest abuse, abortion woman gets $2m payout The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02
@: Bishop resigns over Irish boy-sex cleric The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02
@: Scandal lawyer busy on 3 continents The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02
@: Celibacy and Paedophilia, Rights Question James E. Biechler U.S.A. copied April 10 2002
@: Vatican named in U.S. lawsuit & lawyer handles hundreds of cases & alleges moving abusers is Church policy to avoid liability; The Record Apr 11 02
@: Anger as Bunbury priest faces sex counts -- Van Klooster supporters hinder media The West Australian Apr 16 02
@: Pope to 'carpet' U.S. cardinals on sex abuse & Cardinal Law knowingly transferred offenders & 450 more claimants The West Australian Apr 17 02
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