Blenheim priest charged with indecent assault

NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald

Anna Leask

Police have confirmed that a Catholic priest stood down after a complaint has been charged with indecently assaulting another male.

Father Aidan Kay CP, 71, was a priest at St Mary’s Catholic Parish in Blenheim but was removed from the ministry after the complaint.

He will appear in the Blenheim District Court on September 16 charged with indecently assaulting a male over 17.

Police would not comment further as the matter was before the courts.

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