Man accused of child sex abuse in court

A man who allegedly preyed on a young boy under 14, committing buggery and multiple indecent assaults in the 1970s has fronted a Melbourne court.

John Harold Bromley, 77, appeared briefly at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with buggery of a boy under 14 in 1977 and 13 charges of indecent assault against the same boy and another person between 1976-79.

The charges were laid by the SANO taskforce, which was established to investigate historical and new allegations emerging from the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse.

Bromley, who is out on bail, is due to reappear on May 5 for a committal mention.