NEW ZEALAND
Radio New Zealand
A former Catholic brother is to be extradited to Australia to face hundreds of sex offence charges.
Bernard Kevin McGrath, who is in his 60s, was told he has 15 days to appeal against the extradition decision.
Mr McGrath is wanted in Australia in connection with 252 charges of sexual abuse, including allegations that he raped, molested and abused dozens of boys at church-run institutions in New South Wales in the 1970s and 80s.
At the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday afternoon, Judge Jane Farish granted the Australian government’s application for Mr McGrath’s extradition, saying she did not think the decision would be unjust or oppressive to him.
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