AUSTRALIA
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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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