{
  "id": 755348,
  "title": "Australian jury convicts ex-Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/australian-jury-convicts-ex-catholic-bishop-of-sexually-abusing-2-men",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:35:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3363919/australian-jury-convicts-ex-catholic-bishop-sexually-abusing-2-men"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Australian jury on Thursday convicted a former Catholic bishop renowned for hosting alcohol-fuelled house parties of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men. The District Court of Western Australia jury convicted Christopher Saunders, 76, of 13 out of 19 charges of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred between 2008 and 2019 in his sprawling diocese on the country’s tropical northwest coast.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/australian-jury-convicts-former-catholic-bishop-of-sexually-abusing-2",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:23:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}