Former Catholic priest charged with historic sex offences

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

A former Catholic priest, now living in Nelson, has been charged with historic sex offences, including indecently assaulting young girls and rape.

Peter Joseph Hercock, 71, a former chaplain at Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt and administrator at a Nelson school, appeared in the Nelson District Court last week.

He is charged with two counts of rape, five counts of indecently assaulting girls aged under 16, assault and unlawfully entering a building. Continue reading

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