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	Clergymen's NZ Child Sex Charges Extradition Overturned Radio New Zealand April 22, 2006 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200604221614/a48b37f The Federal Court in Sydney has ruled that two Catholic clergymen, facing child sex allegations in New Zealand, should not be extradited to face charges. Brother Roger Maloney, 71, and priest Raymond Garchow, 58, are facing allegations dating back to the 1970s of abusing boys at the Marylands Special School in Christchurch. Brother Maloney faces 28 charges, and Fr. Garchow faces four charges. The ABC reported a Local Court magistrate in Sydney last year ordered their extradition to New Zealand; but they asked the Federal Court to review that decision. On Friday, Justice Rodney Madgwick ruled that the differences in the New Zealand and Australian legal systems, and the length of time since the alleged crimes; would make it difficult for the men to receive a fair trial. Despite the great seriousness and distressing quality of the allegations, he said it would be unjust for the extradition to go ahead. Campaigner upset Campaigners for the survivors of sexual abuse victims say they're stunned at the blocking of the extradition. Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust chair, Ken Clearwater says the New Zealand legal system is fair and the men should be tried where they are accused.
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