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Police are uncertain when two
Catholic clergymen facing historical sex abuse charges will arrive in
Christchurch from Sydney. Brother Rodger Moloney, 71, and
Father Raymond Garchow, 59, were due to arrive in Christchurch yesterday
after nearly three years of legal bids fighting their extradition from
Australia. However, Australian authorities
had to complete processing paperwork before the men could leave. Detective Sergeant Earle Borrell
said Christchurch police were still waiting for confirmation of when the men
would be extradited. "It should be in the next couple of days, but
there's no way of confirming it yet." Police headquarters spokesman Jon
Neilson said police were only given formal notification of the pair's
extradition yesterday. "We only heard they were coming back through the
media." The extradition process would
involve police from Christchurch travelling to Australia to bring the
clergymen back, Neilson said. The pair have been in custody
since October 5 when the Federal Court ordered their return to Christchurch
where police want them to stand trial on charges relating to their tenure at
the former Marylands school, which catered mainly for boys with intellectual
disabilities. Moloney faces 28 charges of
abusing boys at Marylands, a school run by the St John of God Order. Garchow
faces four charges. Police allege the offences were committed between 1971
and 1980. |
