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26 May 2018

Australian archbishop faces jail time for covering up child sex abuse

An Australian archbishop was on Tuesday found guilty of covering up child sex abuse in the 1970s - one of the highest-ranked church officials globally to be successfully prosecuted for such offences. Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the Hunter region of New South Wales state by failing to report the allegations.

http://www.enca.com/world/australian-archbishop-faces-jail-time-for-covering-up-child-sex-abuse