AUSTRALIA
Armidale Express
By VICTORIA NUGENT June 6, 2014
A MAGISTRATE has vented her anger over the 14th delay in the case of a defrocked priest charged with historic child sex offences.
The former priest, who cannot be named for legal reasons, first faced Armidale Local Court on October 18, 2012.
On Wednesday, his case was adjourned again because the prosecutors were not prepared. Magistrate Karen Stafford criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions for failing to comply with her orders, saying it was “completely unacceptable”.
She had previously set down a hearing for April 9 to determine whether alleged victims needed to attend committal proceedings.
The Director of Public Prosecutions wasn’t ready and asked for an adjournment until this week.
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