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Former school principal and Marist Brother Gerard McNamara enters the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne
Former school principal and Marist Brother Gerard McNamara enters the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne Source: AAP

Jailed for nine months, former principal Gerard Joseph McNamara took boys into an isolated sports shed under the guise of treating them for injuries.

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Jailed for nine months, former principal Gerard Joseph McNamara took boys into an isolated sports shed under the guise of treating them for injuries.

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