The pinnacle of prestigious girls’ school Penrhos has revealed to oldsters her decision to let a sex offender are in her home after his release from jail.
Principal Meg Melville said in the email to everyone parents on Sunday that the 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 is at a posture to call home independently.
Late yesterday, the school council issued an announcement saying Mrs Melville would take immediate annual leave until alternative accommodation was discovered for her relative.
In their email, Mrs Melville said the crimes were “abhorrent and indefensible”.
“My family’s decision to provide a location for our when compared with make his initial steps to reintegrate and rehabilitate after serving his sentence was made coming from a place of compassion and Christian values,” she wrote.

Mrs Melville reassured parents her relative had “absolutely no contact – directly or indirectly” together with the school, that is in Como.
Nor is he going to access any school or student information.
She was aware the data about her relative ended up provided to community members in the anonymous email on Friday.
“However, it is crucial that you hear this completely from me,” she wrote.
An anonymous email provided for Free airline Australian raised concerns that the sex offender was living in exactly the same house since the principal of your girls’ school and asked be it parents ended up warned.
College council chairman Paul Owen said in the statement to oldsters on Sunday that HamishMcCrae 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 on the highest of standards being maintained by its principal constantly, 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 primary had decided to take leave “after further discussion” together with the council.
Uniting Church Moderator the Rev. Ron Larkin said he was informed with the matter, which was to the school council. He did not say whilst 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.
A former corporate high flyer, he played 40 games for Subiaco in the WAFL between 1980 and 1983.
Vic Melville shows up in the 1983 Who’s Who in WA Football since the brother of former Claremont while stating half-back Robbie Melville.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents show Victor Melville lived in the same western suburbs address as Mrs Melville and her husband Robert in January.
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