AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Michelle Brown
A Catholic priest who sexually assaulted boys during wrestling bouts has been sentenced to a minimum of five years and four months in jail after being convicted of 44 child sex offences against six victims.
Priest David O’Hearn committed the assaults in the Hunter region while working as a trainee priest and priest in parishes including Cessnock, Muswellbrook and Windale in the 1980s and 90s.
O’Hearn, who is already in jail, was sentenced to 18 years and three months for the offences to be served from the December 18, 2012.
With time served, he will be eligible for release on parole on the February 17, 2022.
The crimes committed against the boys, aged between 10 and 15, included sexual intercourse, indecent assault and inciting a minor to commit an indecent act.
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