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The publicity surrounding the child sex abuse royal commission hearings prompted a man to make a complaint against a former Queensland priest, police allege.

The man alleges he was indecently assaulted by Paul McLachlan, the former head of the Brisbane Catholic media office, nearly 40 years ago.

McLachlan, now 82, has been charged with four counts of indecently dealing with a boy under 17, two charges of unlawful indecent assault and one count of procuring indecent practices between males.

The charges were briefly mentioned in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.