Former Priest Charged with Indecent Assault of Nsw Schoolboys

ABC News
November 10, 2014

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/former-priest-charged-with-indecent-assault-nsw-schoolboys/5880512

A former Christian Brother has been charged with indecently assaulting boys in New South Wales schools in the 1970s.

Police arrested the 75-year-old man at his home in Cootamundra, in the state's south, on Monday morning.

They allege the man assaulted the boys at schools in the northern Sydney suburb of Manly, and at Goulburn on the state's southern Tablelands.

The assaults allegedly took place between 1973 and 1976.

Police said they began investigating in May after receiving information about incidents involving five victims.

They said documents and computers had been seized from the man's home for examination.

The man was taken to Cootamundra police station and charged with nine counts of indecent assault of a male and one count of act of indecency.

He was given conditional bail to appear at the Cootamundra Local Court on December 5.

"Investigators encourage any victim of any indecent or sexual assault, no matter how long ago, to come forward," NSW Police said in a statement.

Editors Note: This report originally identified the man as a former Catholic Priest based on information issued to the media by NSW Police. The report has been changed to identify the man as a former Christian Brother after NSW Police issued a clarification to its earlier statement.