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Northern Daily Leader
Breanna ChillingworthBreanna Chillingworth
@breannachill
17 May 2017, 6 p.m.
A FORMER New England priest accused of indecently assaulting young boys has appeared in open court for the first time, two weeks after he was extradited from Queensland by detectives.
David Joseph Perrett was flanked by his brother, Ron Perrett, also a retired priest, in Armidale Local Court on Wednesday morning.
He is facing nine counts of indecent assault on a male after a lengthy investigation spearheaded by Armidale detectives.
Perrett, now aged 79, was not required to enter pleas to the charges as the DPP sought court orders for a brief of evidence.
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