Your head of prestigious girls’ school Penrhos has revealed to oldsters her decision to allow a sex offender are now living in her home after his release from jail.
Principal Meg Melville said within an email to all or any parents on Sunday that a relative released on parole in August after a sentence for “serious sexual crimes committed against children” was living at her western suburbs home until he was in a position to reside independently.
Late yesterday, the faculty council issued an argument saying Mrs Melville would take immediate annual leave until alternative accommodation was found to be with her relative.
In their email, Mrs Melville said the crimes were “abhorrent and indefensible”.
“My family’s decision to supply a location for our when compared with make his initial steps to reintegrate and rehabilitate after serving his sentence was made from your place of compassion and Christian values,” she wrote.
Mrs Melville reassured parents her relative had “absolutely no contact – directly or indirectly” with all the school, which is in Como.
Nor could he access any school or student information.
She was aware the data about her relative ended up offered to community members within an anonymous email on Friday.
“However, it is vital that you hear this completely from me,” she wrote.
An anonymous email sent to The West Australian raised concerns that a sex offender was surviving in the same house since the principal of an girls’ school and asked be it parents ended up warned.
College council chairman Paul Owen said in the statement to oldsters on Sunday that HamishWatson advised him about her family matter on Friday night.
He was quoted saying the council was satisfied there was no risk to students.
“The College Council, which insists on the highest of standards being maintained by its principal at all times, 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 was quoted saying yesterday the key had decided to take leave “after further discussion” with all the council.
Uniting Church Moderator the Rev. Ron Larkin said he was informed with the matter, which has been in the hands of the faculty council. He didn’t say when he was told.
Victor Ian Melville was jailed for six years in the District Court in 2005 for sex offences against underage girls in the 1980s.
An early corporate high flyer, he played 40 games for Subiaco in the WAFL between 1980 and 1983.
Vic Melville is listed in the 1983 Who’s Who in WA Football since the brother of former Claremont whilst 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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