AUSTRALIA
Daily Examiner
A CATHOLIC priest and police chaplain from the Lismore Diocese, which includes Grafton, has been denied bail in the Port Macquarie Court this morning.
John Patrick Casey was charged with historical child sex offences, allegedly committed against two brothers aged nine and 11 in 1985.
Until yesterday, the 67-year-old priest was based at the Mary Help of Christians Primary School in Sawtell.
The ABC reported that in the courtroom, Casey’s lawyer argued he should be granted bail because he had no prior convictions and was not a flight risk.
But the Magistrate refused bail.
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