SCOTLAND
BBC Scotland
January 15, 2020
By Reevel Alderson
A retired Scottish priest accused of offences against boys at Fort Augustus Abbey School has failed in his bid to block an extradition order.
The minister of justice in Canada, where Robert Mackenzie has been living since 1988, agreed to a request from the Crown Office last year.
But Fr MacKenzie, who denies the allegations against him, applied for a judicial review of the decision.
That has now been refused and he now has until 3 February to appeal.
The Crown Office has made no comment on the case, but earlier said it had received a report in connection with alleged historical offences.
Fr Mackenzie’s legal team in Canada has said he has been charged with a total of 16 offences following allegations made by 16 individuals.
They are understood to involve allegations of physical and sexual abuse over a period from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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