Salesian Priest "Abused Victim with Pool Cue"

By Pia Akerman
The Australian
April 26, 2013

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/salesian-priest-abused-victim-with-pool-cue/story-fngburq5-1226629896798

A CATHOLIC priest charged with child sex offences has been accused of assaulting one of his victims with a pool cue.

Salesian priest and former school principal Julian Fox, 67, today faced court for the first time since the Catholic church negotiated with Victoria Police to see him returned from Rome.

He has been charged with 10 offences, including committing three counts of buggery against a boy under the age of 14 in 1980.

It is alleged he indecently assaulted another victim with a shortened pool cue in 1981, and indecently assaulted another three times between 1976 and 1978.

The fourth complainant was allegedly indecently assaulted in 1985.

The Salesian Order has been accused of knowingly allowing Father Fox relocate to Rome after accusations were made against him by former students.

The order is due to face the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into how non-government groups have handled child sex allegations on Monday, along with other Catholic officials.

Father Fox is out on bail and was ordered to report to a suburban police station once a week.

He will face court again for a committal mention in July.