AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times

A former high-profile Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a boy in the 1970s has had charges against him mentioned in a Brisbane court.

Paul McLachlan, 82, is 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.

He didn’t appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday due to medical issues and was ordered to sign a bail undertaking at the Wynnum Magistrates Court.

He is scheduled to reappear in court on December 14.