Alleged child sex offender Paul Frost taught at Malabar Public School
A former swim coach charged with historic child sex offences has been working as a teacher at Malabar Public School, it has been revelaled. It is understood he was teaching at the school up until the day prior to his arrest.
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A former swim coach charged with historic child sex offences has been working as a teacher at Malabar Public School.
Paul Frost, 43, from Sylvania, allegedly used his position as a swim coach at Doug Frost Swim School in Padstow two decades ago to groom two young boys before sexually and indecently assaulting them on several occasions between 1997 and 2003, when the boys were aged between 11 and 16.
Paul Frost, who is the son of Ian Thorpe’s former swim coach, was arrested at his home on Wednesday morning before being charged with a long list of child sexual assault and indecent assault charges.
He appeared at Sutherland Local Court the same day and his bail was refused after no application was made for bail.
A NSW Department of Education spokesman confirmed he had been working as a casual teacher at Malabar Public School.
“This person is a casual teacher who has now been stood down,” the spokesman said.
“As police investigations are ongoing the department is unable to provide further comment.”
A Malabar Public School P&C representative declined to comment about the matter.
It is understood he was teaching at the school up until the day prior to his arrest.
Paul Frost is the son of Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe’s former coach Doug Frost, who coached the 2000 Sydney Olympics swim team.
Paul Frost previously tried to reinvent himself as a budding celebrity caterer after a stint on the first season of MasterChef.
However, his business Hive Catering crashed and burned, winding up liquidated and almost $500,000 in debt.
ASIC documents show Paul Frost and his wife owe their creditors a whopping $485,487, with $319,000 to the Australian Taxation Office alone.
Distressing police facts reveal Paul Frost allegedly raped his oldest alleged victim at the swim school, and on a different occasion touched his genitalia through his clothing.
The younger alleged victim was just 11 when Paul Frost allegedly sexually assaulted him.
Alleged facts also revealed Paul Frost allegedly exposed himself to the older boy before touching himself in front of the young boy.
The investigation began in August when one victim came forward and told Bankstown detectives about the alleged abuse, before he alerted them to the second alleged victim.
Detective Superintendent Murray Reynolds said police haven’t ruled out that there could be more alleged victims.
“We take these matters very serious and if anyone has been subjected to any (alleged) sexual offences as a child, we encourage them to report it to police,” Det Supt Reynolds said.
“At this point, we have two (alleged) victims — they are the ones that have been interviewed — and both of these (alleged) victims were members of the squad training group at the pool in the late ‘90s.”
Det Supt Reynolds said Paul Frost allegedly groomed the two boys for some time before the alleged abuse began around squad training sessions before and after school.
“There was an element of grooming — these children were young members of a swim squad who were under the control of a person,” Det Supt Reynolds alleged.
“We will allege this person acted alone.”
Paul Frost refused to emerge from the cells at Sutherland Local Court on Wednesday and his legal representative indicated he would apply for bail when he returns to court on September 26.
He has been charged with aggravated sex assault (victim under the age of 16), six counts of aggravated indecent assault (victim under the age of 16), and three counts of incite aggravated indecency (victim under 16 and under authority).