Police have laid new charges against Gerald Ridsdale, a notorious paedophile priest, alleging further cases of historic sexual assaults against boys in central and south-west Victoria. Ridsdale, who has been in prison since 1994 for the abuse of more than 70 children, now faces a total of 62 new charges. The charges include sexual penetration and indecent assault and relate to alleged incidents between 1973 and 1981 involving six male victims.
Gerald Ridsdale is facing 62 new charges relating to alleged historic sexual abuse . Police have laid new charges against notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale , alleging further cases of historic sexual assaults against boys in central and south-west Victoria .
The new charges of sexual penetration of a person aged between 10 and 16 and indecent assault relate to alleged incidents involving six male victims in Inglewood and Mortlake between 1973 and 1981.Police charged Ridsdale with 24 sexual offences in March 2022 as part of the same investigation, which related to two male victims in Mortlake in 1981 and 1982.
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