A junior Catholic priest from Kenya has been forced to surrender his passport after being charged with stealing more than $1000 from a charity.
Father Alexander Mutua Munyao is accused of stealing from the Lismore Diocese in northern New South Wales.
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He has been charged with stealing $270 between November and June this year, and another $870 in July – with both amounts adding up to $1140.
Father Alexander Mutua Munyao is accused of stealing $1140 between November and July
Munyao remains on bail and has been ordered to surrender his passport.
His conditions also require him to observe a curfew and remain at the St Francis Xavier presbytery in Ballina.
Police bail papers noted he had ‘few community ties and no family ties in Australia’.
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His case was adjoured until November 30.
The priest has been ordered to surrender his passport and remain at St Francis Xavier presbyery in Ballina (pictured)
