SASKATOON (SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA)
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
February 14, 2020
By Alec Salloum
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatchewan-priest-sent-back-to-scotland-to-answer-for-decades-old-sexual-abuse-charges/wcm/8862c9bd-ab05-446e-9a5c-6ea86b62ec3a
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina was informed on Thursday afternoon that Robert MacKenzie was extradited.
A Catholic priest who spent decades serving in Saskatchewan has been extradited to Scotland to face a slew of sexual abuse charges.
On Friday the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina confirmed that Robert MacKenzie, 87, had been sent back to the United Kingdom. The BBC has reported he made no plea at a private appearance on the charges.
According to previously reported information, MacKenzie faces allegations spanning 30 years — between the 1950s and 1980s — when he served as a Benedictine monk at two boys’ boarding schools.
Eric Gurash, director of communication for the Archdiocese, said they were told on Thursday afternoon that MacKenzie had left the country.
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