A Catholic priest who sexually assaulted boys during
wrestling bouts has been sentenced to a minimum of five years and four
months in jail after being convicted of 44 child sex offences against
six victims.
Priest David O'Hearn committed the assaults in the
Hunter region while working as a trainee priest and priest in parishes
including Cessnock, Muswellbrook and Windale in the 1980s and 90s. O'Hearn,
who is already in jail, was sentenced to 18 years and three months for
the offences to be served from the December 18, 2012.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-22/hunter-catholic-priest-david-ohearn-sentenced-over-child-sex/7771798
