Retired Australian bishop charged with sex crimes

By Associated Press

Feb 23, 2024 12:13 am

MELBOURNE, Australia: A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual crimes, including child abuse, in a remote part of northwestern Australia.

Christopher Saunders, 74, will appear in the Broome Magistrates Court on Thursday in the heart of the sprawling Outback diocese, where he had actively served as a cleric for 45 years, a police statement said.

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