Sydney priest arrested for alleged online grooming and sending indecent material to a 14-year-old.

A 77-year-old Sydney priest was arrested on December 23 for allegedly grooming a 14-year-old boy online. He faces charges of using a carriage service to procure a boy under 16 for sex and sending indecent material to a minor. The arrest followed an investigation by the Sex Crimes Squad, part of Strike Force Trawler, which targets internet-based child sexual abuse. The priest was denied bail and appeared in Parramatta Local Court on December 24.

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