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	Priest Arrested in Jakarta over Child Sex Charges By Geoff Thompson ABC News February 27, 2008 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/27/2173661.htm?section=australia A former Catholic priest from South Australia has been arrested near Jakarta and may be extradited to Australia to face child sex charges dating back to the 1970s. Indonesian police arrested the 66-year-old man after a request from Australia. He was once a Catholic priest in the Port Pirie area of South Australia but for the past 12 years he has been living in Indonesia running a garment business and working as an English teacher. A week ago, he was arrested by Indonesian police in Depok, just south of Jakarta, following an extradition request from Australia. The man is wanted in Australia in relation to alleged sexual offences committed against nine boys aged between 12 and 17 from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Indonesian police say there will be a hearing in Jakarta to determine whether he will be extradited to Australia. Allegations are also being investigated suggesting that many Indonesian children have been seen in the company of the former priest.
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