AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Stephanie Dalzell
A former New South Wales Catholic priest has been granted bail while he appeals against his convictions for child sex offences.
Robert Flaherty, 72, assaulted three boys aged between 11 and 15, in Sydney, and on the New South Wales south coast during the 1970s and 1980s.
However, he was only arrested in 2013 after the third victim complained to police.
Flaherty pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault but was also found guilty by a jury of two similar offences last September.
Flaherty was yesterday sentenced to two years and three weeks in prison, with a six-month non-parole period.
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