Accused sex abuse priest charged

AUSTRALIA
7 News

A Catholic brother, who has been on the run for more than 30 years, has been arrested over allegations of child abuse spanning two decades.

A 73-year-old Catholic brother has been accused of sexually assaulting four children at a Melbourne school more than 30 years ago.

US-born Bernard Hartman is facing 14 charges relating to sexual assaults on two boys and two girls at St Paul’s College in Altona.

The alleged attacks occurred between 1976 and 1982 when Hartman worked at the school, on victims aged between six and 16.

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