AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Stephanie Dalzell
April 19, 2018
An Anglican priest prayed to God for forgiveness while he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in a church, the ACT Supreme Court has heard.
The 67-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is on trial for 18 charges of rape and acts of indecency allegedly committed against the girl in the 1980s, which started when she was 13.
The former priest has pleaded not guilty.
The alleged victim, who is now 44, broke down in tears as she gave a graphic account of the alleged sexual assault.
She alleged he first raped her in a Canberra church after she had finished violin practice.
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