AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Laura Gartry
The Anglican Church has expressed surprise after an 85-year-old former priest was sentenced to just two years in prison for sexually abusing five boys over a 30-year period in Western Australia’s south.
Serial paedophile Raymond Sydney Cheek targeted young boys across numerous parishes between 1955 and 1985.
In November last year, Cheek was found guilty of committing an act of gross indecency and two counts each of indecent assault and indecent dealings with a child.
Despite maintaining his innocence during the trial, Cheek has since admitted to committing two of the most serious offences.
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