AUSTRALIA
Coffs Coast Advocate
Leah White | 16th Jul 2016
THE first alleged victim in the historical sexual assault trial against Catholic priest John Patrick Casey has given evidence in a closed session of the Lismore District Court.
Casey has been charged with 27 counts of sexual assault, indecent assault and rape of three boys under the age of 16 said to have occurred in the 1980s.
The trial will cover 18 separate incidents.
Due to a change in law when the majority of the alleged offences occurred (from June 10, 1985 to May 30, 1987) a number of the charges have been paired to address the change in law.
The first alleged victim, now in his 40s, was the third witness to be called to provide evidence in the trial on Tuesday.
The court was closed to the public, which included the media and Casey’s 15 supporters, at 12.15pm.
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