AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
May 13, 2013
Tony Bartlett
The case against a retired Catholic priest, charged with 58 counts of abusing children in Queensland, has been adjourned for two months.
The priest, who cannot be named, is too ill to appear in court.
The 77-year-old, whose address is given as Logan, south of Brisbane, is accused of indecently dealing with children in the Brisbane, Logan and Gold Coast areas between 1977 and 1988.
He is charged with 57 counts of indecent treatment of children and one of common assault.
He was not required to appear when his case was mentioned in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Monday.
Barrister Barry Ryan, representing the priest, told the court his client was ill and unable to attend the hearing.
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