維州又一天主教神父遭兒童性侵指控

維州中部地區一名前天主教神父，因涉嫌性虐待兒童而遭到警方指控。（網絡圖片）

【大紀元2017年07月04日訊】（大紀元記者傑妮澳洲墨爾本編譯報導）維州中部地區一名前天主教神父，因涉嫌性虐待兒童而遭到警方指控。

據《時代報》報導，Taskforce Sano 警探組正在調查前維州Kyneton鎮天主教神父沃特斯（Peter Waters），並指控其涉嫌30起兒童性虐待事件，這些罪行發生在1973年至1986年間。

這些罪行包括猥褻12歲至19歲男性青少年，及性侵一名10歲至16歲的女童。

沃特斯今年72歲，來自Phillip Island島，曾於上世紀90年代在Kyneton教區做神父。他將於8月18日在墨爾本地方法庭（Melbourne Magistrates Court）出庭。

Former Kyneton priest Peter Waters charged over historical sexual abuse

Peter Waters was parish priest at Kyneton during the 1990s. Photo: Supplied

A former Catholic priest in central Victoria has been charged with more than 30 historical child sexual abuse offences. 

Taskforce Sano detectives are investigating the accusations against former Kyneton priest Peter Waters, which are alleged to have occurred between 1973 and 1986.

The offences included indecent assault on males aged 12 to 19 and carnal knowledge of a girl aged 10 to 16 years old.

Mr Waters, 72, was parish priest at Kyneton during the 1990s.

The Phillip Island man will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on August 18.