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	Clergy Lose Fight to Avoid Extradition on NZ Sex Charges Radio New Zealand [Australia] October 16, 2006 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200610162044/clergy_lose_fight_to_avoid_extradition_on_nz_sex_charges Two Catholic clergymen will be extradited to New Zealand to face sex charges after the Australian High Court refused a last-ditch bid to fight their extradition order. Rodger William Moloney, 71, a brother with the St John of God Catholic order, and Raymond John Garchow, 58, a priest, are alleged to have committed sex offences against young boys at a Christchurch school between 1971 and 1980. A Sydney magistrate last year ordered their extradition, but the decision was overturned on appeal to a Federal Court judge, who ruled it would be unjust to surrender them. New Zealand authorities then appealed that judgment, and earlier this month the full bench of the Federal Court confirmed the magistrate's extradition order. On Monday, the men sought special leave to appeal the extradition order in the High Court - their last avenue of appeal - but it was turned down. Garchow and Moloney were taken into custody on October 5 following the Federal Court decision. They remain in custody and it is unclear how soon they will be extradited to New Zealand. The chair of the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust, Ken Clearwater, says it has been a nervous wait for the alleged victims.
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