- Catholic priest has been extradited from New Zealand on sexual assault charges
- He is accused of sexually assaulting seven boys and young men aged 14-20
- New Zealand police arrested a 58-year-old man at his home in Hamilton in July
- Investigators extradited him back to Australia on Wednesday to face charges
- The man allegedly assaulted the boys and young men between 1987 and 1989
A former Catholic priest has been extradited from New Zealand after being accused of sexually assaulting seven boys and young men aged between 14 and 20.
New Zealand police arrested a 58-year-old man at his home in Hamilton, on the nation’s North Island, in July.
Investigators travelled to New Zealand on Wednesday to take custody of the man and return him to Australia.
A former Catholic priest (left) has been extradited from New Zealand after being accused of sexually assaulting seven boys and young men aged between 14 and 20
He was flown to Sydney under police guard and taken to Mascot Police Station, in Sydney’s south east.
The former priest was charged with a string of offences including sexual assault, indecent assault of a person under 16, and committing a gross act of indecency on a male under 16-years-old.
He allegedly sexually assaulted the boys between 1987 and 1989.
The 58-year-old was refused bail to appear at Central Local Court later on Wednesday.
The arrest came after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse referred the case to Australian detectives.
Special police unit, Strike Force Colefax, continue to investigate.
Investigators travelled to New Zealand on Wednesday to take custody of the man (centre) and return him to Australia
The was flown to Australia and taken to Mascot Police Station where he was charged with a string of offences
The former priest (centre) was refused bail to appear at Central Local Court later on Wednesday
Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.