AUSTRALIA
NSW Police Force
Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Detectives in Sydney’s north-west have arrested and charged a Catholic priest with child sex offences dating back four decades.
The 77-year-old man attended Ryde Police Station with his legal representative about 10am today (Tuesday 1 May 2012).
He was taken into custody by detectives attached to Eastwood Local Area Command and questioned in relation to alleged sexual offences against four children.
The offences allegedly occurred between 1972 and 1987, while the man was appointed as a priest to parishes in Sydney and on the Central Coast.
He was subsequently charged with 17 offences, including:
Three charges of Indecent Assault Section 61E(1) relating to an alleged incident involving a 16-year-old girl at Carlingford in 1987;
10 charges of indecent assault Section 76 relating to an alleged incident involving a 11-year-old girl at Carlingford in 1979;
One charge of indecent assault Section 81 relation to an alleged incident involving a 14-year-old boy at The Entrance in 1973; and
Two counts of indecent assault (Section 76) and one count of rape (Section 63) relating to an alleged incident involving a 17-year-old girl at The Entrance in 1972.
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