Rightside Legal has successfully represented clients who were abused as children by Christian Brother Rex Ignatius Elmer.
Elmer, a prolific sex offender, was born in 1944. He joined the Christian Brothers in 1961 and made final profession in 1969.
He was a teacher and dormitory supervisor at St Vincent’s Boys Home in South Melbourne from 1971 to 1976, where he was a teacher and dormitory supervisor.
In 1998, Elmer was convicted of sexual offending against 12 boys at St Vincent’s Boys Home in the 1970s and was jailed for 5 years.
In May 2000 he was sentenced to 18 months jail for a further indecent assault; and in 2021, he was convicted of abusing two more boys at St Vincent’s Boys Home and was jailed for 2 years.
Elmer’s other placements include:
- St Kevin’s Junior School, Toorak (1968)
- St Leo’s, Box Hill (1970)
- St Joseph’s Primary School Warrnambool (1977-81)
- Parade College, Bundoora
- St Joseph’s, Box Hill
Read more about Elmer’s offending here and here.
If you have any further information or you want legal advice in relation to Brother Rex Elmer, please call 1300765702 or complete the confidential enquiry form below.
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