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David Joseph Perrett dies in Armidale awaiting trial for historical child sex abuse offences

Breanna Chillingworth
Updated July 7 2020 - 11:07am, first published July 6 2020 - 6:30pm
Perrett dies: Former Catholic priest David Joseph Perrett outside Armidale Local Court. Photo: Armidale Express
Perrett dies: Former Catholic priest David Joseph Perrett outside Armidale Local Court. Photo: Armidale Express

A FORMER Catholic priest has died while awaiting trial for allegedly sexually abusing almost 40 young children.

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Breanna Chillingworth

Breanna Chillingworth

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