Allegations of Abuse
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The two Catholic clergymen who
were extradited from Australia last night have been granted bail. Seventy-one-year-old Rodger
Moloney and 59-year-old Raymond Garchow face sexual abuse allegations
involving boys between the 1970s and 80s at Christchurch's former Marylands
School for the intellectually disadvantaged. The High Court in Sydney turned
down an application by the two clergymen earlier this week to appeal their
extradition order. This morning in the Christchurch
District Court they were granted bail under conditions agreed upon by the
defence and prosecution. The whole process took less than
10 minutes. Outside the court, their lawyer,
Chris McVeigh refused to comment on the bail conditions. The men will
reappear on November 2. Earlier today the manager of the
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust, Ken Clearwater, told Newstalk ZB the
trust had been working on getting the men extradited since 2002 and he is grateful
they are now here to face the allegations. |