More abuse charges for ex-priest 

Published: 9:15AM Wednesday September 03, 2008

Source: AAP

An ex-priest has been charged with 60 additional child sex offences stemming from an alleged paedophile ring at a Catholic boy's school in Bathurst.
  
The 65-year-old was arrested and charged with the offences that police allege took place at St Stanislaus' College from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
  
News Limited reported that eight more former students had come forward to tell their stories of being abused during those years.
  
Police suspect dozens of boys may have been abused during alleged hypnotic "prayer" sessions at the boarding school in central western NSW.
  
The names of at least three former staffers of the college appeared on a police search warrant when detectives arrived to the school in July to search its archives.
  
The ex-priest was charged at Hurstville police station.
  
He was previously charged in May with 33 offences stemming from evidence of alleged victims, and now faces a total of 93 charges relating to at least 13 alleged victims.
  
He was released on bail on Tuesday and is due to appear at Bathurst Local Court on September 15.
  
Currently, 615 boys attend St Stanislaus', of which 188 are borders.
  
St Stanislaus' principal John Edwards said last week he first became aware of the allegations several years ago and referred the claims to police.
  
He said the allegations included claims of late night prayer and chanting sessions in which boys were sexually abused.
  
Edwards said the school was served with a search warrant on July 3 which stated the names of three former staff members.


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