AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
November 15, 2012
Mark Russell
A magistrate has rejected an application by a former Catholic priest to stop child sex abuse claims against him being aired in public.
Magistrate Greg McNamara said the case involving David Rapson was a matter of public interest.
Rapson’s defence lawyer Brad Newton had asked for any further details about the case against him to be suppressed, claiming the publicity was prejudicial to his chances of a fair trial.
But Mr McNamara disagreed, saying that if the case did go to trial, a jury would not be selected for many months.
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