AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
SAM RIGNEY
27 Apr 2017
A CONVICTED Catholic paedophile priest and a convicted Hunter Marist Brother each charged with fresh child sex offences dating back to the early 1970s have had their matters mentioned in court for the first time.
Vincent Gerard Ryan, 79, of Ryde, has been charged with six fresh offences against three alleged victims between 1973 and 1991.
He did not appear in Newcastle Local Court on Thursday and his solicitor, Sally Rostron, did not enter pleas to three charges of indecent assault on a male, two counts of sexual assault with a person under 16 years of age and attempted sexual intercourse with a child between 10 and 16.
Detectives allege the offences occurred at The Junction between 1973 and 1974 and Cessnock between 1987 and 1991, court documents state.
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