NEW ZEALAND
Queanbeyan Age
By Joelle Dally, in Christchurch June 26, 2013
Convicted paedophile and former Catholic brother Bernard Kevin McGrath has avoided deportation, for now, by appealing against his extradition to Australia to face hundreds of sex-abuse charges.
McGrath, 65, had until Wednesday to either lodge an appeal or voluntarily go back to Australia, where 252 charges have been laid alleging that he raped, molested and abused dozens of young boys at church-run institutions over several years.
The charges relate to 35 complainants between 1977 and 1986.
The Australian government’s application for extradition was granted by Judge Jane Farish in the Christchurch District Court on June 11.
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