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  Bathurst Sex Abuse Case: Too Sick for Court

By Bellinda Kontominas
Brisbane Times
June 25, 2009

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/bathurst-sex-abuse-case-too-sick-for-court-20090625-cxic.html

A priest charged with indecently assaulting three students at a Bathurst high school has failed to appear in court due to illness.

Father Hugh Edward Murray, 79, was arrested earlier this week at his Marsfield home and charged with five counts of indecent assault on a male.

The charges relate to the assaults of three students at St Stanislaus College in Bathurst, between 1966 and 1978.

Murray is the ninth person to be charged by Strike Force Belle, which was set up to investigate allegations of sexual and indecent assault against students at two Bathurst schools between 1960 and 1993.

During a brief mention at the Downing Centre Local Court, Murray's lawyer, Greg Walsh told the court his client was not present in court, before handing up a medical certificate.

"He's 79 years of age, he has chronic health problems in relation to stemic heart disease," Mr Walsh said.

Murray, who has been granted conditional bail, was also ordered not to approach any prosecution witnesses, except through his lawyer.

The case was adjourned until August.

 
 

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