Brother Paul Francis Keaney, MBE, ISO (5 October 1888 – 26 February 1954) was an Irish-born Australian Catholic educator.
[1] In later life he supervised the building and running of purported child care establishments which were more akin to labour camps and paedophile rings at Tardun and Bindoon, using children forcibly deported from the UK and Malta.
In an obituary he was referred to as "The Orphan's Friend" and as having given "a life of devotion to the underprivileged boys..." whereas in reality he had routinely inflicted sadistic attacks and sexual abuse on his wards.
[3] His record came under unfavourable scrutiny after former students recalled his role as that of a brutal disciplinarian with an ungovernable temper, who neglected their education, exploited their labour and turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct by staff members.
[4] Towards the end of 2016, the Christian Brothers dismantled Keaney's ornate marble grave at Bindoon Agricultural College, and moved his remains to a plot at Karrakatta Cemetery.