AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
AAP
Former Catholic brother Bernard McGrath will be extradited to Australia from New Zealand to face child sex charges barring a successful appeal.
Judge Jane Farish ruled in Christchurch District Court that it would not be unjust or oppressive to McGrath, 65, for him to face charges that he repeatedly raped, molested and abused dozens of young boys at institutions in NSW during the late 1970s and 1980s.
He faces 252 charges, which follow allegations by 35 complainants.
McGrath now has 15 days to appeal the decision, or he can voluntarily return to Australia.
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