AUSTRALIA
The West Australian
AAP
April 22, 2013
A Catholic priest living in Rome has returned to Australia to be charged with sexually abusing Victorian children after months of negotiation between police and the church.
The 67-year-old man had been wanted for questioning over historical child sexual abuse allegations over the past 10 months.
But the priest and his lawyer walked into the Victoria Police crime department headquarters in Melbourne to face the allegations on Monday.
“The return of this man to Victoria is considered a breakthrough in co-operation between the Victoria Police and the Catholic Church,” a police statement said.
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