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Former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders charged over historical sexual abuse allegations

Christopher Saunders Charged Title: Former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders charged over historical sexual abuse allegations Author: Sarah Keszler and Chris Reason Publisher: 7News Date: 22FEB2024 The former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been charged with a number of historical child sexual abuse offences following a 7NEWS investigation. The 74-year-old senior Catholic cleric was arrested at his

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Documents reveal church stayed quiet on sexual misconduct allegations against Broome Bishop for almost a year

Bishop Saunders Church Silence Title: Documents reveal church stayed quiet on sexual misconduct allegations against Broome Bishop for almost a year Author: Erin Parke Publisher: ABC News Date: 04JUL2020 The Catholic Church was told of sexual misconduct allegations against a Western Australian bishop nearly a year before it took action, according to new documents obtained by

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