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Crime and courts / Western Australia

Australia’s most senior Catholic convicted of sexual abuse jailed for more than six years

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  • the headline was changed: Australia’s senior most senior Catholic convicted of sexual abuse jailed for more than six years

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Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, appeared in WA District Court on Wednesday after he was found guilty by a jury on 13 charges including unlawful and indecent assault and penetration without consent in August.

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