Catholic Brother Charged over Historic Dural Sex Assaults

The Telegraph
November 6, 2013

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/catholic-brother-charged-over-historic-dural-sex-assaults/story-fngr8i1f-1226754137294

A Catholic brother will face charges in November.

LOCAL police have charged a retired Catholic brother over the alleged historical indecent assaults of school children in Dural and Sydney's inner west.

Between 1972 and 1981, four boys - all aged 12 at the time- were allegedly indecently assaulted while on camp at Dural, or at schools in Strathfield and Lidcombe.

In June 2013, police from Kuring-Gai Local Area Command were alerted to the alleged incidents and commenced an investigation.

Following inquiries, a 75-year-old man was arrested at Strathfield just before 9.30am on Tuesday.

The man, a retired Catholic brother who now lives in Rome, was taken to Campsie Police Station where he was charged with four counts of indecent assault on a male.

He appeared in Burwood Local Court yesterday where he was given conditional bail to reappear on Monday, November 25.