Als bisschop had hij een centrale rol binnen de Australische katholieke kerk. In het afgelegen gebied de Kimberley, waar Saunders lange tijd de dienst uitmaakte, kon hij jarenlang zijn gang gaan.
Meike Wijers
correspondent Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland
Meike Wijers
correspondent Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland
Een oud-bisschop in Australië is schuldig bevonden aan verkrachting en seksueel misbruik van meerdere jonge, Aboriginal mannen. De 76-jarige Christopher Saunders was van 1995 tot 2021 bisschop van Broome, in het noordwesten van Australië. Volgende maand hoort hij welke straf hij krijgt. Tot die tijd blijft hij vastzitten.
One of Australia's most senior Catholic figures convicted of sexual abuse crimes
Outback bishop found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men
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Ex-bishop of Broome convicted of sex abuse crimes
Australian jury convicts ex-Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men
Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men
Condenado un exobispo australiano por abusar sexualmente de dos aborígenes, incluyendo un menor
Former Catholic bishop accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties to sexually abuse Aboriginal men found guilty
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Years after allegations first emerged, the Bishop of Broome has been found guilty.
The verdict follows a marathon three-week trial for the former bishop, who was initially committed to trial on 26 charges, before…
I fatti risalgono al 2008, ma il caso è emerso solo nel 2020 e si è concluso dopo anni di indagini e un lungo procedimento…
Former Catholic bishop Christopher Saunders, 76, was found guilty of 13 sex offences following a jury trial in WA.
Christopher Saunders, 76, is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal.
An Australian jury has convicted former Catholic bishop Christopher Saunders of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men
