An elderly Catholic religious Brother (John David Frith) is facing court in Melbourne in 2019, charged with offences allegedly committed some years ago against boys at a Catholic secondary school — Monivae College, situated at Hamilton in western Victoria, 290 kilometres from Melbourne.
The case was investigated by detectives from a specialist unit (the Sano Taskforce) in the Victoria Police, Melbourne. The investigation was concerned with the 1970s and 1980s.
The case (number J11356360) had its first mention in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 14 September 2018, with the main proceedings to follow in early 2019.
Monivae College was established by a Catholic religious order, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. For many years, it was a boarding school for boys only.