Former Australian swimming coach held in custody on historic child abuse charges

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John Wright has been charged with nine counts of indecent dealing with children and one count of common assault. The indecent dealing offences allegedly happened in the early 1980s in Brisbane and Rockhampton.

Wright was extradited to the state of Queensland from Western Australia after being charged last week.

The 78-year-old was due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court earlier this week only for that to be delayed until today due to health issues.

But he did not appear in court and no bail application was made.

A duty lawyer appeared on his behalf and asked for an adjournment until next month.

Wright is scheduled to return to court on November 15.

His arrest came after a detailed investigation by…

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