AUSTRALIA
The Age
Emily Woods
An Anglican vicar who enjoys acting and writing in his spare time has appeared in court on child pornography charges, after he was arrested at his church in suburban Melbourne during a police raid.
Father Philip John Murphy, 52, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, charged with 10 offences allegedly committed in East Burwood over five months, from September last year to February this year.
Detectives searched the Holy Apostles’ Anglican Church, on Anderson Road in Sunshine West, on Thursday morning and arrested Father Murphy.
Police said the arrest was part of a 12-month investigation into online child exploitation, by the joint anti-child exploitation team.
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