AUSTRALIA
The West Australian
A 79-year-old man has been charged over alleged incidents involving children dating back to the 1960s while he was a Catholic priest.
The charges follow investigations by child abuse squad detectives relating to sexual assault and serious physical matters involving children in State care before March 1, 2006.
The priest was based at a Shenton Park church in 1980 when he allegedly indecently assaulted a girl who was aged 10-12 years when she visited the presbytery after school.
“It is further alleged in 1969, the same priest was working at a church in Carlisle, when he indecently assaulted a girl who was aged six to seven years of age,” police said.
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