Police charge former Catholic Priest – Cootamundra

AUSTRALIA
New South Wales Police Force

Monday, 10 November 2014

Police have charged a former Catholic Priest in relation to alleged historical indecent assaults upon a number of children in the Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

In May, investigators from Northern Beaches Local Area Command received information about alleged indecent assault matters involving five boys and commenced an investigation.

Officers will allege that the offences occurred between 1973 and 1976, at schools in Manly and Goulburn.

About 9am today (Monday 10 November 2014), officers attended a home in Cootamundra and arrested a 75-year-old man.

A search warrant was executed at the man’s home and a number of items were seized including documents and computers, which will now undergo further examination.

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