Catholic Priest Charged with Indecently Assaulting Two Teenage Boys - Lake Macquarie Lac

New South Wales Police Force
January 10, 2013

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Police have charged a Catholic priest with allegedly indecently assaulting two teenage boys in the 1960s.

Strike Force Georgiana was established in March 2008, consisting of investigators from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command, to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse by various priests within the area.

About Midday today (Thursday 30 August 2012), police attended an address in Penrith, and served two Future Court Attendance Notices on the legal representative of an 83-year-old Glenbrook man.

The notices relates to eight counts of indecent assault with a child under 16 years.

He is due to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday 26 February 2013.

Police will allege the offences occurred in the early to mid 1960’s when the man was teaching at a school at Hamilton.