Former Catholic brother Bernard Kevin McGrath has avoided deportation – for now – by appealing against his extradition to Australia to face hundreds of sex-abuse charges.
McGrath, 65, had until today to either lodge an appeal or voluntarily go back to Australia where 252 charges have been laid alleging that he raped, molested and abused dozens of young boys at church-run institutions over several years.
The charges relate to 35 complainants between 1977 and 1986. Continue reading