A former Catholic priest who also worked as a teacher in Campbelltown has been charged with historical child sex offences dating back to the 1980s and 90s.
It will be alleged the man indecently assaulted three young boys a number of times; firstly a young boy while he was employed as a teacher in Campbelltown in the 1980s, and then two other boys when he was a parish priest in the East Gosford area in the 1990s.
Following an extensive investigation by Brisbane Water detectives, yesterday police arrested a 78-year-old man at Coonabarabran.
He was charged with 13 child sex related offences and granted conditional bail to appear before Gosford Local Court on October 31.
Meanwhile, inquiries by detectives are ongoing and anyone with information is urged to come forward.
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♦ In other police news, two men have appeared at Campbelltown Local Court today to face charges related to several burglaries in Liverpool, Macquarie Fields, Campbelltown and Camden Local Area Commands.
Police arrested the men yesterday.
The burglaries occurred since August in Gregory Hills, Gledswood Hills, Edmondson Park, Prestons, Bardia and Glenfield.
Police were patrolling Queen Street, Narellan where they saw a Honda Civic allegedly involved in a number of break, enter and steal offences.
Officers stopped and searched the vehicle.
A number of items police allege had been stolen were located and seized from the vehicle.
Both men aged, 24 and 37 were arrested at the scene and taken to Narellan Police Station.
The 24-year-old man was charged with attempted break, enter and steal, break enter with intent to steal, aggravated break and enter with intent to steal in company, larceny, break, enter and steal, and three counts of disqualified driving.
The 37-year-old man was charged with three counts of unlicensed driving, break and enter with intent to steal, aggravated break, enter with intent to steal in company, and break, enter and steal.
