AUSTRALIA
ABC
Three Victorian men with links to various churches will soon be summonsed to appear before court in Adelaide for alleged sex offences against children.
Members of the South Australian Police Paedophile Taskforce visited Victoria this week and reported three men for sex offences that allegedly occurred between the 1950s and the 1980s.
The taskforce's Detective Superintendent Grant Steven says it is important to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against children, regardless of the time frame.
"These matters aren't closed off and it's simply a matter of time in many of these cases before we're able to take action," he said.
In the latest development, a 71-year-old former Marist Brother teacher in country South Australia has been reported for an alleged offence against a 12-year-old in 1958.
A 72-year-old former Chaplin in the Adelaide Hills was also reported for an alleged offence against another 12-year-old boy between 1975 and 1976.
A 55-year-old former leader with the Seventh Day Adventist Church was reported for offences including rape against three boys in the 1980s.
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