SCOTLAND
BBC Scotland
By Mark Daly
BBC Scotland Investigations Correspondent
A former Catholic monk who taught at the Fort Augustus Abbey school is set to be extradited from Australia to face charges of child sex abuse.
The move to bring Fr Denis Chrysostom Alexander back to face trial in Scotland follows criticism by his alleged victims that the Crown was dragging its heels over the case.
It comes after a two-and-a-half-year inquiry, sparked by a BBC Scotland investigation.
Fr Chrysostom denies the allegations.
Run by Catholic Benedictine monks, Fort Augustus Abbey school in the Highlands closed its doors to the public in 1993.
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