Priest working as NSW police chaplain charged over alleged historical sex assault of 10-year-old girl

AUSTRALIA
9 News

A Catholic priest, now working as a NSW Police Force chaplain, has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in 2002 and 2003.

The 49-year-old man was arrested about 8.30am today in Narranera, a town in the Riverina region of southern NSW.

He was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a victim aged under 16, and has appeared in Wagga Wagga local court.

Police alleged he assaulted the then 10-year-old girl between September 2002 and January 2003.

He was remanded in custody and is expected to appear in the same court tomorrow.

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