AUSTRALIA/SCOTLAND
BBC News
A former Catholic monk accused of child abuse at a Scottish school has appeared in court in Australia facing extradition.
Father Denis “Chrysostom” Alexander was one of several monks accused of abusing boys at the former Fort Augustus Abbey boarding school in the Highlands.
He has always denied the allegations.
He appeared via a video link at the hearing in Sydney and was refused bail. The full extradition case is set to be heard in May.
In 2013, Father Alexander was confronted by BBC Scotland in Australia as part of a documentary into alleged abuse by monks at the school, which prompted a major police investigation.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.