AUSTRALIA
Warrnambook Standard
March 7, 2006
A FORMER Catholic priest facing child sex abuse charges in relation to alleged incidents in Warrnambool, Mortlake and other Victorian towns appeared in court yesterday.
Gerald Ridsdale appeared in the Ballarat County Court via a video link from Ararat Prison.
The former Ballarat diocese priest is charged with 68 counts of indecent assault and 12 of buggery in relation to 10 boys.