Police Charge Retired Priest - Lake Macquarie

New South Wales Police Force
January 4, 2013

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Police have charged a retired priest in relation to the alleged historical sexual assault of a child on the state’s north coast.

In June 2012 investigators from Strike Force Georgiana received information about alleged child sex assault matters and commenced inquiries.

Investigators spoke with an 81-year-old retired priest about the alleged offences against a then 9-year-old boy at a premise in Nelson Bay and a beach at Newcastle.

Police will allege the offences occurred between 1982 and 1984.

Detectives have been following several lines of inquiry and today progressed their investigation.

About 9.20am today (Friday 4 January 2013), the man attended Charlestown Police Station.

He was then charged with accessory before the fact to indecent assault of child and misprision of felony to wit sexual assault of child.

The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on 29 January.