Former priest pleads not guilty to historic sex charges

Friday, June 26th, 2015

A former Catholic priest, now living in Nelson, has pleaded not guilty to historic sex charges.

Peter Joseph Hercock, 71, a former chaplain at Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt and administrator at a Nelson school, entered the not guilty pleas through his lawyer in the Nelson District Court on Tuesday.

He is charged with two counts of rape, five counts of indecently assaulting girls aged under 16, assaulting a child and burglary. Continue reading

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