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  "id": 12549173,
  "title": "Former bishop sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-bishop-sentenced-to-more-than-six-years-in-prison-for-sexually-12549173",
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  "published": "2026-10-07T04:42:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
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  "summary": "Christopher Alan Saunders becomes highest-ranked Catholic in Australia convicted of sexual abuse over his time as member of clergy A former high-ranking Catholic known for hosting boozy parties will spend at least four and a half years behind bars for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men. Ex-bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, was found guilty of 13 sex offences following a jury…",
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        "title": "Breaking: Former Broome bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/breaking-former-broome-bishop-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-young-men",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men",
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        "title": "Former bishop sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-australian-catholic-bishop-sentenced-for-abusing-indigenous-men",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:01:56.000Z"
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