Bishop Jailed For Abuse
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- David WeberABC News (AU)
- Hannah MurphySydney Morning Herald
- Tiffanie TurnbullBBC
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- Australian Associated PressThe Guardian
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- Maroosha MuzaffarThe Independent
- Erin ParkeABC News (AU)
- AP; News AgenciesAl Jazeera
- Rachel JacksonABC News (AU)
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The former Bishop of Broome, once one of the most senior and longest-serving Catholic clerics in the country, has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sex offences against two young men.
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In August, a court found Saunders guilty of one count of sexual penetration without consent and 12 counts of indecent assault.
Christopher Saunders, 76, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two young men.
Saunders was ordained a priest in 1976 and became Bishop of Broome in 1996.
The late Cardinal George Pell was found guilty in 2018 but later acquitted by the High Court of raping one choirboy and molesting another in 1996.
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- 7 Oct
In August, a court found Saunders guilty of one count of sexual penetration without consent and 12 counts of indecent assault.
Coverage 11 articles
- 10 Oct Kimberley leaders hope jailing of 'evil' Broome bishop exposes more abusers
ABC News (AU) 
7 Oct Former Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing indigenous men in Australia
Al Jazeera- 7 Oct The high life and low crimes of Broome's 'bastard of a bishop'
ABC News (AU) - 7 Oct Australian bishop becomes one of world’s most senior Catholic leaders to be jailed for sexual abuse
The Independent 7 Oct Former bishop of Broome jailed for sexual abuse of young men
Sydney Morning Herald- 7 Oct Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men
Toronto Star - 7 Oct Former bishop sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men
The Guardian - 7 Oct Former Catholic bishop who hosted boozy parties jailed for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men
Daily Mail - 7 Oct Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
BBC - 7 Oct Australia’s senior most Catholic convicted of sexual abuse jailed for more than six years
Sydney Morning Herald
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- 7 Oct Former Broome bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
ABC News (AU)
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