January 08, 2005

Former priest to stand trial

AUSTRALIA
ninemsn

11:46 AEDT Sat Jan 8 2005

A former Anglican priest has been committed to stand trial in the Hobart Supreme Court over a string of child sex charges dating back to the 1970s.

Louis Victor Daniels, 57, of the Canberra suburb of Charnwood, appeared in Hobart Magistrates Court via videolink on Friday.

He pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual intercourse with a young person under the age of 17.

Posted by kshaw at January 8, 2005 04:49 AM