Priest jailed for altar-boy assault
Pastor Dale Morgan
Anglican Priest jailed for altar-boy assault*
August 08, 2006 01:34pm
Article from: AAP
AUSTRALIA - A PEDOPHILE priest who indecently assaulted an altar boy has
been jailed for at least two years.
Anglican priest Raymond Frederick Ayles, of Cloncurry, in north-western
Queensland, was sentenced in the South Australian District Court today
after being convicted of three counts of indecent sexual assault.
The convictions stem from his relationship with a boy while he was the
priest at an Adelaide parish in the early 1970s.
Judge Andrea Simpson said today Ayles genuinely believed he was in love
with the boy, but had grossly abused his position of trust.
Ayles, 61, who faced a maximum penalty of 21 years imprisonment, was
jailed for four years with a non-parole period of two years.