Former Catholic bishop accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties to sexually abuse Aboriginal men found guilty
Christopher Alan Saunders found guilty of 13 sex offences in West Australian district court on Thursday. He was acquitted of six other charges Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former high-ranking Catholic known for hosting boozy shirts-off parties has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men. Former bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76,…
Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, has been found guilty of 13 sex offences. He was convicted following a jury trial in a West Australian district court on Thursday. Saunders, who is 76, was accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties where he sexually abused two young Aboriginal men.
Saunders was acquitted of six other charges. The convictions relate to the abuse of two young Aboriginal men at parties hosted by Saunders.
The trial took place in the West Australian district court. Saunders' age at the time of the convictions was 76.
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