Sydney, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Australian court jails ex-bishop for sex offences

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A former bishop in Australia was sentenced to more than six years in jail on Wednesday for sexual offences against young men, according to a court official. Christopher Alan Saunders -- the former bishop of Broome -- was one of Australia's most senior Catholics for decades. He was sentenced in a Western Australian court on Wednesday to six years and six months in prison, backdated to August 12. Saunders was found guilty in August of one count of......

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