Former Catholic Priest Arrested on Child-Sex Offences

By Dan Box
The Australian
October 18, 2012

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A FORMER NSW priest has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged child sex abuse, almost 30 years after church authorities were first warned about his alleged behaviour.

Father F, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested this morning at his home in Armidale. Police anticipate charging him today with a number of offences relating to three girls during the 1970s and 80s.

The former priest was removed from public ministry after a meeting with three senior clergy in 1992, at which he allegedly admitted to child sexual assault, although this information was not passed on to the police.

The three clerics all now occupy senior positions within the church, which has commissioned a separate investigation into its handling of the matter.

The NSW police investigation, led by a dedicated Strike Force codenamed Glenroe, is ongoing.