Retired Catholic bishop charged with sexual offenses in northwest Australia

A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest. 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. Saunders has previously denied any wrongdoing.

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