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The high life and low crimes of Broome's 'bastard of a bishop'
By Erin Parke
Fury is growing around the Catholic Church's handling of jailed outback bishop Christopher Saunders, who remains a senior cleric despite being convicted of sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men.
Criminals banned from using character references under proposed SA law reform
The SA government is proposing abolishing the use of good character references during sentencing for all criminal offences, a move which advocates say will make a tangible difference for victim-survivors.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/good-character-references-to-be-banned-sa-courts/107238760
Breaking: Former child psychiatrist jailed for sexual abuse of patients
By Lauren Smith
Benjamin Wen is sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for sexually abusing boys he treated at his clinic in Perth's south.
#ChildSexualAbuse #Courts #Crime #SexualOffences #ChildrensHealth #LaurenSmith
Breaking: Former Broome bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
By David Weber
Once one of the most senior and long-serving Catholic clerics in the country, Christopher Saunders is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sex offences against two young men.