LAW CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A District Court of Western Australia state jury convicted Christopher Saunders, 76, in August of 13 out of 19 charges of sexual abuse that occurred between 2008 and 2019 in his sprawling Broome Diocese on the country’s tropical northwest coast.
AUSTRALIAWESTERN AUSTRALIAFRANCEWESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCEARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY COSTELLOEVATICAN