AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
Father Stanislaus John Hogan pleads guilty to accessing and possessing child pornography
A SENIOR priest who worked at one of the state’s most prominent Catholic schools has admitted accessing and possessing child pornography.
Father Stanislaus John Hogan, 69, who has long been associated with Saint Ignatius College at Athelstone, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
He pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to access child pornography and one aggravated count of possessing child pornography.
The offences happened at Athelstone between April 2012 and August 2013.
A St Ignatius school magazine — dated winter 2013 — lists Hogan as the school’s rector.
Hogan’s identity was suppressed under state law until now, but that order has automatically lapsed with his plea.
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