In June last year a further 11 charges were laid involving three new victims

Former priest faces further sex abuse charges

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

A former Waikato Catholic priest convicted and jailed for the sex abuse of young boys in the 1970s and 80s has admitted further historic offending.

Mark Brown pleaded guilty to four representative charges when he appeared in Hamilton District Court on Tuesday. Continue reading

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