Former Catholic Priest Charged over Child Sex Abuse in New South Wales

Sydney Morning Herald
September 29, 2016

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/former-catholic-priest-charged-over-child-sex-abuse-in-new-south-wales-20160929-grrubx.html

A former Catholic priest has been charged over child sexual assaults between 1999 and 2006 which took place in Leichhardt and Kempsey, NSW.

Police say the 69-year-old was arrested in Port Macquarie last Friday.

He faces multiple charges including sexual intercourse without consent, aggravated indecent assault, inciting an act of indecency with a victim under 16, committing an act of indecency and indecent assault.

Police say the charges relate to the sexual and indecent assault of a boy when he was aged between 12 and 17.

The former priest has been granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on October 6.