Priest Employed by Elite SA School Charged As Part of Global Child Pornography Ring

The Herald Sun
December 17, 2013

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A PRIEST employed by one of the state's elite private schools has faced court accused of child pornography offences.

The Advertiser cannot name or show the eastern-suburbs man, 69, because of state law that bans identification of those charged with child-sex offences until they enter a plea.

Although legislation now exists allowing media outlets to challenge that restriction on public interest grounds, the Adelaide Magistrates Court today refused to permit publication.

The man was initially charged with one aggravated count of possessing, and one count each of using a carriage service and the postal service to access, child pornography.

It will be alleged the man was one of 65 Australians arrested as part of a global investigation into a Canada-based child-exploitation ring .

Today, Commonwealth prosecutors tendered no evidence on the postal service allegation, and it was dismissed by the court.

Prosecutors also amended the remaining counts, alleging they took place between April and June of last year.

The man was remanded on continuing bail to face court again in January.