Monk Accused of Child Abuse Arrested in Sydney

By Marc Horne
The Times
January 24, 2017

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/monk-accused-of-child-abuse-arrested-in-sydney-5cb5qwbzd

Father Denis Alexander was one of several monks who were alleged to have sexually and physically abused boys at the former Fort Augustus Abbey boarding school

A former Catholic monk accused of abusing children at a Scottish school has been arrested in Australia.

Father Denis Alexander was one of several monks who were alleged to have sexually and physically abused boys at the former Fort Augustus Abbey boarding school.

In 2013 a TV investigation uncovered evidence that staff had preyed on vulnerable children at the institute on the banks of Loch Ness.

Mr Alexander, 80, has been remanded in custody in Sydney and is expected to be extradited to Scotland to face trial. He is due to face a hearing tomorrow, when it will become clear whether he intends to oppose the extradition and seek bail.

The monk was sent to Australia in 1979 after a Fort Augustus pupil raised allegations…