Knox headmaster apologises - again
Those who abused boys at Knox Grammar School have been condemned as "men of shame" by the headmaster of the Sydney private school.
John Weeks, headmaster at the Wahroonga school since 2004, is giving evidence at a royal commission hearing into how Knox and the Uniting Church handled abuse allegations over a 30-year-period.
He said he wanted to apologise to the men and their families for the pain they had suffered.
In 2007, Mr Weeks apologised on behalf of the school and said on Friday that he realised no amount of apology could change what happened.
"I do want to say to the young men, here and listening, to the survivors, that I sincerely apologise for the sexual abuse inflicted upon you as young innocent boys," he said.
"There is absolutely no excuse."
He said he would like to say to the men who have stood up and come forward: "You are the men of integrity. Those who abused you are the men of shame."
"To the men who were sexually abused as young boys, I want you to know this: you did nothing wrong," he said. "Those teachers and residents did.
"And they do stand condemned by their own admissions."
Mr Weeks assured them they would get continuing support from the school and its council.
