AUSTRALIA
Canberra Times
June 7, 2013
Christopher Knaus
Police reporter for The Canberra Times.
A Canberra Catholic priest has denied allegations he committed historical acts of indecency on a child in the 1990s.
Father Edward Evans, 83, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court for the first time on Friday, and was charged with three acts of indecency stretching between 1994 and 1997.
The elderly priest, who worked as a chaplain for the German community, is accused of indecently touching a girl three times, twice when she was between 11 and 12, and a third time when she was 13.
Father Evans pleaded not guilty to all charges in a brief court appearance before Magistrate Bernadette Boss.
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