Perth priest accused of historic child sex abuse on young girls

AUSTRALIA
NEWS.com.au

AN elderly priest has been charged with child sex offences, accused of abusing two young girls in 1969 and 1980.

It will be alleged in 1980 a priest at the St Aloyius Church in Shenton Park indecently assaulted a girl who was aged 10 to 12 years old when she visited the presbytery after school.

The same priest allegedly indecently assaulted a girl aged six to seven years old in 1969 while working at the Holy Name Church in Carlisle, also allegedly in the presbytery.

A 79-year-old has been charged with six counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years old.

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