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The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Saunders

Australian bishop who resigned in 2021 charged with string of child sex offences including rape

Christopher Saunders, who was led away in handcuffs by police, has previously denied wrongdoing

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - AU

Ex-bishop indicates not guilty plea to child sex abuse

A former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, has appeared in court over historical child sex abuse allegations and indicated he will fight the charges.

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Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders charged with historical child sex offences

Saunders, now 74, arrested and charged with 29 offences including indecently dealing with a child. The former bishop has indicated to a court he will plead not guilty

The Guardian - AU

Detectives return to Broome, ex-Bishop's home searched

Police say detectives are in Broome investigating historic child abuse allegations, amid media reports a former Catholic bishop's home has been raided.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Trump wins Iowa caucus; Iran claims missile hit on Israeli spy HQ in Iraq; and Sarah Snook takes home Emmy

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The Guardian - AU

Child abuse detectives reportedly search home of former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders

Saunders has not been charged with any offence and denies allegations he sexually assaulted and groomed young Aboriginal men in WA over 50-year career

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Catholic bishop subject of Vatican investigation no longer in control of Broome charities

Christopher Saunders, who has denied accusations he sexually assaulted young Aboriginal men, was responsible for nine charities

The Guardian - AU

Broome Catholic bishop subject of Vatican investigation still in control of charities

Christopher Saunders, who has denied accusations he assaulted young Aboriginal men, remains responsible for nine charities, one with revenue of at least $1m

The Guardian - AU

Broome bishop facing abuse claims told royal commission of church’s ‘massive failure’ over allegations

Christopher Saunders, who denies grooming young boys, criticised the Catholic church’s response to child sexual abuse allegations at a royal commission in 2017

The Guardian - AU

Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police

The Catholic Church says the Vatican has shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and will fully cooperate with criminal investigators

The Independent UK

Vatican's bishop sex abuse report handed to WA police

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has provided West Australian police with a damning report into allegations of sexual abuse and grooming.

AAP

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

A Vatican report that found a longstanding bishop of Broome sexually assaulted Aboriginal boys and young men is to be forwarded to West Australian police.

AAP

Vatican report says Broome bishop a sexual predator

A longtime Catholic bishop of Broome groomed and sexually assaulted Aboriginal boys and young men, a Vatican investigation has found.

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The Independent UK

Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop

A Catholic church leader says the Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into “very serious and deeply distressing” child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Vatican considering report into ‘very serious’ allegations against former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders, church says

Archbishop of Perth says the former bishop has denied the ‘deeply distressing’ allegations

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Scott Morrison’s leap of faith

Scott Morrison, our former and very first Pentecostal PM, says his ‘pastoral encouragement’ book will be offered to America’s booming $1.175 billion religious publishing market, and extreme heat in southern states will force 20 schools on the NSW south coast to close today.

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Bishop Christopher Saunders still in Broome despite Vatican decree to leave diocese

Bishop Christopher Saunders continues to live in church-owned properties in Broome despite the Pope's instruction that he leave the outback diocese.

ABC News

Bishop Christopher Saunders ordered to leave the Kimberley as Catholic Church confirms investigation

The Vatican orders former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders to physically leave the remote diocese, as a fresh investigation into sexual misconduct allegations gets underway.

The Guardian - US

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On the edge of northern Los Angeles county, at least 200 people are living in tents and trailers on remote, harsh terrain. ‘They treat us like we’re a lost cause,’ one resident said

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Vatican orders investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against retired Broome bishop Christopher Saunders

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal the Vatican has commenced an investigation into retired Broome bishop Christopher Saunders, who has been accused of sexual misconduct but never charged with any related offence.

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