Police seek information on priest’s offending at St Pat’s Silverstream

Police seek information on priest’s offending at St Pat’s Silverstream

News from NZ Police Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have information on offending by Father Rowan Donoghue at St Patrick’s College Silverstream. This comes after all suppressions for Father Donoghue lifted on 28 January. He pleaded guilty in Christchurch District Court on 13 November in relation to a number of historical […]

Police seek information on priest’s historical abuse cases

Rowan Donoghue (Inset). Police are urging anyone with information about historical offending linked to Father Rowan Donoghue to come forward, following the lifting of all name suppressions on 28 January 2026. The appeal comes after Donoghue pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court on 13 November 2025 to a number of historical offences involving former students at St Bede’s College in Christchurch. He is scheduled to be sentenced later t…