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Waikato Times
September 7, 2002

'Dead' nun alive
NZPA

A nun at the centre of historical child abuse allegations at a Brisbane orphanage, and who was said to be dead, is living in Christchurch. Sister Bernard Mary, who now heads the Sisters of Nazareth in New Zealand, was said in a document filed in the Queensland Supreme Court to be dead. A Melbourne woman, 50, alleges she was raped by a priest, Father John O'Regan, and frequently assaulted by Sister Bernard and another nun, Sister Philomena. Sister Bernard, who was second in charge at Nazareth House from 1958 to 1964, has denied all allegations.