Former Catholic priest arrested at Cootamundra

AUSTRALIA
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A FORMER Catholic priest living in Cootamundra has been charged with alleged historic sex offences in Sydney and Goulburn.

About 9am on Monday, police went to a house in Cootamundra and arrested a 75-year-old man.

A search warrant was executed at the house and a number of items were seized, including documents and computers.

The items will be undergo forensic examination.

The man was taken to Cootamundra police station and charged with nine counts of indecent assault of a male and one count of committing an act of indecency.

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