Court hears Catholic priest to plead not guilty to child sex charges

AUSTRALIA
ABC News

The Perth Magistrates Court has been told a Catholic priest intends to plead not guilty to child sex charges dating back to the 1980s.

Father Glen Humphreys was charged last year with abusing a boy, south of Perth, between 1983 and 1986 when he aged between 15 and 17-years-old.

Father Humphreys did not appear in court.

The court heard he has reported to police in New South Wales where he now lives.

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