Former WA Catholic priest, 84, to face court on historic child sex abuse charges

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WA Today

July 13, 2020

An 84-year-old man will face Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, charged over historical child sex abuse allegations dating back to the late 70s and early 80s.

Police claim the man indecently assaulted a girl, who was between six and seven years old at the time of the first offence, while he was a Catholic priest providing pastoral care from 1979-1982.

The man, who is from the Mandurah district, has been charged with six counts of indecent treatment of a child under 14 years old.

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