AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Mazoe Ford
A Catholic priest and part-time police chaplain from the New South Wales Northern Rivers region who faces child sexual abuse charges from the 1980s has been granted bail.
John Patrick Casey will be effectively under house arrest at a relative’s remote 40-acre property and can only leave the address if accompanied by one of three family members.
The priest is not allowed to have any contact with children under the age of 16, must surrender his passport, has to report daily to police and must not contact anyone connected with the crown case.
Casey’s family offered up a $400,000 surety as part of his bail application to the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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