NEWS.com.au | Gerald Ridsdale pictured in 2005. Picture: Peter Ward Source: Herald Sun Herald Sun DETECTIVES have charged a Victorian man with 72 sex offences allegedly committed on boys and girls dating back to 1961. Accused man Gerald Francis Ridsdale, of Lara, is accused of multiple counts of unlawfully and indecently assaulting girls, indecently ... 79yo faces more than 70 sex-related charges Vic man charged with 72 sex offences Former priest Gerald Ridsdale charged over 72 cases of child sex abuse |