Brother Gerald Fitzgerald

Gerald Leo Fitzgerald was a member of the Christian Brothers who was known as Brother Fitzgerald. He was a priest serving the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne from 1955 to 2006.  

The parishes where Br Fitzgerald served at includes, but is not limited to:

• Moreland, Melbourne;

• West Preston, Melbourne;

• Castlemaine;

• Coburg (1964);

• Frankston (1965);

• Holy Family Parish, Geelong where he was acting as chaplain at St Catherine’s Girls Orphanage;

• St Martin de Porres Parish, Laverton (1973 -1987);

• Holy Cross Parish, Caulfield South (1988 – 2006);

His victims had an average age of 8 years old and he had been convicted and charged with numerous counts of offences of child sexual abuse. 

He in particular sexually abused victims from the Year 3 at St Alipius Boys School, Ballarat.

Moody Law has acted in claims for survivors of sexual abuse by Brother Gerald Fitzgerald.  We invite former victims of Brother Fitzgerald to contact us to tell us confidentially what information they may have, and we will explain what options are available to help with these cases.

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