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15 October 2016

Australia court says bishop to face charges he hid sex abuse

A Roman Catholic archbishop in Australia has failed for the second time to stop a criminal prosecution against him over allegations he covered up for a pedophile priest in the 1970s.
Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson was charged in April last year with concealing a serious child sexual abuse offence in 1971. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a potential two-year prison sentence.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2016-10-14/world-news/Australia-court-says-bishop-to-face-charges-he-hid-sex-abuse-6736165188