Retired Irish priest faces abuse charges in Australian court

Finian Egan, 77, has been charged with indecently assaulting a girl on three occasions in the 1960s.

A RETIRED IRISH PRIEST has appeared in a court in Australia charged with three counts of sexual abuse dating from the 1960s.

The Australian Associated Press said the charges against Finian James Egan, aged 77, relate to three alleged offences against a girl in central Sydney between 1961 and 1962.

Egan did not appear in court at Downing Centre local court in Sydney for today’s charges.

The Irish Echo notes that Egan had already been charged with 17 sexual offences in May of this year, but those offences had occurred between 1972 and 1987.

It said he had not entered a plea to those cases, which relate to three girls and one boy.

It added that a non-publication order was made regarding the identities of Egan’s alleged victims.

Egan remains on bail with the matters adjourned until November.

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