Category: Order of Saint Charbel

The future of a primary school operating within the confines of a Nowra doomsday cult is under a cloud after its leader, William Kamm, was jailed for sexually assaulting a young girl. The St Joseph’s School board is expected to meet soon to discuss whether the school will remain open next year. The NSW Board of Studies has been told the principal, David Williams, will soon resign, and a significant number of students are expected to leave. The 31-student school is in the high-security Order of St Charbel compound at Cambewarra, however Kamm followers maintain he holds no position in

William Kamm, the religious cult leader known as “Little Pebble“, is facing new allegations of sexual assault, including intercourse with an 11-year-old girl. Kamm, who was last week jailed for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, today faced 11 fresh charges of sexual assault in Parramatta Local court. A woman, now 18, says Kamm sexually abused her between the ages of 11 and 15. Kamm was the leader of a commune at Cambewarra on the NSW South Coast. The charges include five counts of sexual intercourse with a person aged between 10 and 14. Four of these assaults allegedly occurred when

Followers of a doomsday cult based on the NSW south coast have vowed to “go forward” after their spiritual leader was jailed for sex offences. Malcolm Broussard, now the most senior member of The Order of St Charbel, issued a statement yesterday urging followers to remain at peace and assuring them that “the forces of evil” had not won. Mr Broussard, a Texan who uses the title bishop but was officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 2003, posted a message on the group’s website saying “this community will continue to go forward”. William Kamm, known to followers as The

A religious leader has been jailed for up to five years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on the NSW south coast. William John Kamm, also known as The Little Pebble, was convicted by a NSW District Court jury of aggravated sexual intercourse and four counts of aggravated indecent assault against the girl. The assaults took place 12 years ago when the girl lived within the Order of St Charbel community, based at Cambewarra near Nowra, which was led by Kamm. Kamm, 55, claimed to have received advice from the Virgin Mary that the girl should be chosen as one

The NSW Board of Studies will investigate a private school established by a Nowra doomsday cult after cult leader William Kamm was convicted of sexual assault. Acting NSW Education Minister David Campbell said the investigation would review the safety of the students at St Joseph’s School after Kamm’s conviction on Friday. It will also examine the school’s registration, which entitles it to hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funding. “In light of these convictions, the Board of Studies will undertake an independent investigation of St Joseph’s School,” Mr Campbell said. “We need to ensure that the school is a

A cult leader remains free on bail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on the NSW south coast more than a decade ago. After retiring three days ago, a jury today found William “Little Pebble” Kamm guilty on four counts of aggravated indecent assault and one count of aggravated sexual intercourse. Kamm, 55, sat impassively as the verdicts were read out in the NSW District Court. His victim, who is now an adult, broke down and was comforted by her husband. Prosecutors did not oppose a request by Kamm’s barrister, Greg Stanton, that bail should

A jury has retired to consider its verdict on sexual assault charges against the religious leader known as “Little Pebble“. William Kamm, 53, has stood trial in the NSW District Court on four counts of aggravated indecent assault and one of aggravated sexual intercourse against a 15-year-old girl near Nowra on the NSW South Coast. The girl’s claims dated back to 1993 when she was living in Kamm’s religious commune at Cambewarra. Kamm has pleaded not guilty before Judge John Williams. Kamm had been disadvantaged by the length of time – nine years – before a complaint was made, the