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Two former Marylands
School clergymen accused of historical sexual abuse were yesterday granted
bail at a brief hearing in the Christchurch District Court following their
extradition from Australia. Brother Roger Moloney
and Father Raymond Garchow arrived at Christchurch Airport on Wednesday night
and were taken to the Christchurch Central Police Station before being
brought before Judge Patrick Mahony yesterday. Bail conditions had
been already agreed and were set out in a memorandum which was not read in
court. Nor were the usual charge sheets setting out the allegations available
at the hearing. It is believed Moloney,
71, will face 28 charges allegedly involving 12 boys at Marylands School
between 1971 and 1977, and that Garchow, 58, will face four charges. The Catholic clergymen
were remanded to appear on November 2. The court banned any
further publication of their images. The men had fought
extradition since their arrest in 2003, and on Monday their last legal avenue
was exhausted when the High Court in Australia refused special leave to
appeal against a Federal Court ruling in favour of extradition. |
