Frank Terrence Keating was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court today after earlier pleading guilty to indecent treatment and carnal knowledge charges involving children.

He worked as a teacher, then principal at the De La Salle college at Scarborough, north of Brisbane.
Frank Terrence Keating leaves Brisbane Magistrates Court with his lawyer on August 15, 2022. (Toby Crockford)

Judge Paul Smith said Keating had committed a total of 63 offences against 35 children over about 20 years.

The offences for which he was sentenced today included offences against boys and a girl.

The court was told Keating had taken steps towards rehabilitation and avoided contact with children while living with his wife of more than 30 years in Victoria.

Keating, who has mobility problems, was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair after being taken into custody following sentencing submissions made on Monday.

Keating’s offences were a gross breach of trust by a schoolteacher and had a profound and lasting effect on the children, Judge Smith said.

Keating was recruited as a Christian brother at the age of 14 and last offended 35 years ago.

He was handed a six-year jail sentence, with Judge Smith ordering he be eligible for parole on April 1, 2026.

Readers seeking support can contact 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or the National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028.

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