AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Kate Aubusson
Journalist
A Russian Orthodox priest has been charged with child grooming and indecent assault of a 15-year-old boy.
Detectives from the sex crimes squad arrested the 33-year-old man at the Villawood Detention Centre on Wednesday in connection to the alleged abuse of the teenager.
The Russian orthodox priest, who arrived in Australia in 2013, had been communicating with the 15-year-old Belarusian boy over the internet.
The teen arrived in Australia in July 2014 and moved in with the priest at a church in Sydney’s inner west.
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At the time, sex crimes squad detectives and the AFP formed Strike Force Zama to investigate allegations concerning the priest’s behaviour.
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