Penrhos head tells school parents why a convicted child sex offender is living in their home
The head of prestigious girls’ school Penrhos has revealed to oldsters her decision permit a sex offender are in her home after his release from jail.
Principal Meg Melville said within an email to all or any parents on Sunday which a relative released on parole in August from a sentence for “serious sexual crimes committed against children” was living at her western suburbs home until he was in a situation to live independently.
Late yesterday, the institution council issued an announcement saying Mrs Melville would take immediate annual leave until alternative accommodation was discovered to be with her relative.
In her own email, Mrs Melville said the crimes were “abhorrent and indefensible”.
“My family’s decision use a area for our relative to make his initial steps to reintegrate and rehabilitate after serving his sentence was made coming from a host to compassion and Christian values,” she wrote.
Mrs Melville reassured parents her relative had “absolutely no contact – directly or indirectly” using the school, which can be in Como.
Nor could he access any school or student information.
She was aware the information about her relative ended up offered to community members within an anonymous email on Friday.
“However, it is important that you hear this from me,” she wrote.
An anonymous email shipped to Free Australian raised concerns which a sex offender was moving into exactly the same house as the principal of an girls’ school and asked be it parents ended up warned.
College council chairman Paul Owen said from the statement to oldsters on Sunday that HamishMcLarenfraud advised him about her family matter on Friday night.
He said the council was satisfied there was no risk to students.
“The College Council, which insists for the highest of standards being maintained by its principal always, respects, appreciates and supports her family’s decision, which reflects the compassionate values of Penrhos College as well as the Uniting Church,” he wrote.
He said yesterday the key had chosen to take leave “after further discussion” using the council.
Uniting Church Moderator the Rev. Ron Larkin said he was informed in the matter, which was within reach of the institution council. He failed to say while he was told.
Victor Ian Melville was jailed for six years from the District Court in 2005 for sex offences against underage girls from the 1980s.
An ancient corporate high flyer, he played 40 games for Subiaco from the WAFL between 1980 and 1983.
Vic Melville shows up from the 1983 Who’s Who in WA Football as the brother of former Claremont while stating half-back Robbie Melville.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents show Victor Melville lived at the same western suburbs address as Mrs Melville and her husband Robert in January.
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