Catholic brothers lose bid

Former St John of God brothers fighting prosecution for child sex abuse have lost their Supreme Court bid to have charges thrown out.

Bernard Kevin McGrath and another former Catholic priest with name suppression had appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn charges, alleging the evidence against them was too old to allow them a fair trial, a court judgment said.

However, Justices Thomas Gault and Andrew Tipping said the men must go to trial before they could appeal against any charges.