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	Priest Charged with Child Sex Offences New South Wales Police Force August 22, 2008 http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmVia XoucG9saWNlLm5zdy5nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjI4MjkuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D Lake Illawarra detectives have charged an 81-year-old retired Catholic priest with a series of child sex offences, dating back almost 40 years. The former clergyman, now living in Victoria, has been issued with a summons to appear in a New South Wales court after investigators travelled to Melbourne to follow up numerous complaints to a victim's support group. The charges relate to the repeated sexual assault of a former altar boy on the state's south coast. Police will allege the offences occurred over a period from 1969 to 1976, commencing when the victim was 10 years old. The retired priest has been charged with 10 counts of indecent assault and 2 counts of buggery. He's been ordered to appear in the Wollongong Local Court on September 30.
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