Former Mildura Catholic Priest Gerard Ridsdale has made a deathbed confession to sexually abusing his 72nd victim.
The 89-year-old is currently serving a maximum 39-year sentence for abusing dozens of child victims when he worked as a priest in schools and churches across Victoria.
He faced a Ballarat Court via video-link yesterday, pleading guilty to indecent assault over an incident in Horsham in the 80s.
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Ridsdale has been in prison for nearly 30 years.
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