NEW ZEALAND
Stuff.co.nz
May 23, 2019
A Catholic priest has been defrocked of his title over historical sexual offending against boys.
The Bishop of Hamilton Steve Lowe said in a statement Magnus Murray has been removed from the priesthood after the conclusion of a formal church judicial process.
Murray, known as Max, was convicted in 2003 on four historic charges of sexual offending against four boys.
He previously served as a Catholic priest of the Dioceses of Dunedin and Hamilton, and was withdrawn from ministry when he retired in 1990.
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