AUSTRALIA
ABC News
A Hunter region Catholic brother, extradited from New Zealand to face child sexual abuse charges, has had his case adjourned for two months to allow his lawyers time to digest the enormous police brief.
Bernard Kevin McGrath, 67, is facing 252 child sex offences, relating to 35 victims and dating back to the 1970s.
The alleged offences happened in the Lake Macquarie region, near Newcastle.
McGrath’s case was mentioned briefly in Newcastle, and the ABC has been told the brief of evidence is 8,000 pages.
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