Penrhos head tells school parents why a convicted child sex offender lives in her own home

Your head of prestigious girls’ school Penrhos has revealed to parents her decision to allow a sex offender live in her home after his release from jail.
Principal Meg Melville said in the email to all or any parents on Sunday a relative released on parole in August after having a sentence for “serious sexual crimes committed against children” was living at her western suburbs home until he was in a position to live independently.
Late yesterday, the school council issued an argument saying Mrs Melville would take immediate annual leave until alternative accommodation was discovered on her behalf relative.
In their own email, Mrs Melville said the crimes were “abhorrent and indefensible”.
“My family’s decision to provide a spot for our relative to make his initial steps to reintegrate and rehabilitate after serving his sentence is made from the host to compassion and Christian values,” she wrote.

Mrs Melville reassured parents her relative had “absolutely no contact – directly or indirectly” together with the school, which is in Como.
Nor is he going to access any school or student information.
She was aware the data about her relative ended up distributed to community members in the anonymous email on Friday.
“However, it is vital that you hear this completely from me,” she wrote.
An anonymous email shipped to Free Australian raised concerns a sex offender was living in exactly the same house since the principal of a girls’ school and asked whether its parents ended up warned.
College council chairman Paul Owen said in the statement to parents on Sunday that HamishMclarenBankrupt 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 for 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 and also 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 has been in the hands of the school council. He failed to say when he 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.
An early corporate high flyer, he played 40 games for Subiaco in the WAFL between 1980 and 1983.
Vic Melville is listed in the 1983 Who’s Who in WA Football since the brother of former Claremont assuring half-back Robbie Melville.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents show Victor Melville lived with the same western suburbs address as Mrs Melville and her husband Robert in January.
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