__NOTOC__ Robert Joseph 'Dolly' Dunn (c. 1941 – 11 July 2009) was an

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convicted

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. He was a school teacher by profession, working for the

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, a

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religious order. Robert 'Dolly' Dunn taught science at Marist Brothers Penshurst, NSW from 1971 to 1987. He began a 20-year jail sentence in 2001 for 24

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s occurring between 1985 and 1995. In 1996, a Royal Commission chaired by Justice James Woods was shown home videos and photographs from Dunn's collection, which included many images of child sex abuse, usually featuring Dunn himself as the perpetrator. Dunn fled the country, but was later found in

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after being tracked down by Australia's ''

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'' program. Former

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authorised his

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back to Australia after he was deported from Honduras to the United States. Dunn had a long history of abusing boys between the ages of seven and fifteen years old, often videotaping them. Usually, he would offer them money and

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in exchange for

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. From jail, he repeatedly made written and verbal statements to the effect that he saw nothing wrong with sex between a man and a boy. He previously spent time in

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and the

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. Dunn taught at Penshurst Marist with Bill ' Jedda ' Allen and Greg Hammond, fellow Science Teachers and fellow Paedophiles. He was a friend and accomplice of Australian diplomat William Stuart Brown, another convicted child molester.

Health issues

In 2004 after suffering from

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Dunn underwent

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. Believed to be at high risk of retaliation from other prisoners, he was isolated from the main prison population. Dunn died on 11 July 2009, aged 68, from multiple organ failure. He would not have been eligible for parole until 9 November 2015.

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Sydney Morning HeraldFranca Arena's question in the NSW Parliament
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Health issues

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