Ballarat paedophile priest too sick to attend court

Melissa  Cunningham
Updated September 28 2016 - 11:07am, first published 10:21am
Leslie Sheahan in July, 2015.
Leslie Sheahan in July, 2015.

A former Ballarat priest who was found guilty of indecently assaulting a young girl in her own bed more than 40 years ago was too sick to attend a plea hearing, a court heard.

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Melissa  Cunningham

Melissa Cunningham

Journalist at The Courier

City of Ballarat and Social Affairs Reporter

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