Priest Charged over Child Abuse

Sky News
September 27, 2013

http://www.skynews.com.au/local/article.aspx?id=910011

A 60-year-old Catholic priest has been charged with child abuse alleged to have occurred in Perth and south of the city 30 years ago.

Police claim the man met the victim through church-related activities in the Peel district.

It will be further alleged he abused his position of authority to make his victim perform indecent and sexual acts.

The victim was aged between 15 and 17 at the time of the abuse, which is said to have occurred between 1983 and 1986.

The priest has been charged with four counts of unlawful and indecent assault, and one count each of attempted carnal knowledge and carnal knowledge against the order of nature.

He is scheduled to appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on October 24.