Priest guilty of sex offences against boy

A Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to sex offences against a 16-year-old boy at a
NSW boarding school in 1990.
In the NSW District Court in Sydney on Friday, the 60-year-old priest, who cannot be
named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to four counts of committing an act of gross
indecency with the boy between May and December 1990.
According to agreed facts, the priest was assigned in April 1990 to be the boy's
mentor for evening prayer sessions.
The abuse began when the priest allowed the boy and a friend to drink whisky in his
room.
"Thereafter, the complainant visited the offender's room several times each week,"
the facts to the court stated.
The offences occurred during this time.
In an incident in June, the priest and boy conducted acts on each other.
The offender faces a sentencing hearing on February 24.