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Australia archbishop gets house detention for abuse cover-up

August 14, 2018 GMT

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child sex abuse was ordered by an Australian court Tuesday to serve his 1-year sentence in home detention rather than jail...

Australian bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up resigns

By NICOLE WINFIELD and ROD MCGUIRKJuly 30, 2018 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted in criminal court of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, taking action after coming under mounting pressure from ordinary Catholics, priests and even the Australian prime minister...

Australian bishop sentenced to year’s detention for cover-up

By ROD McGUIRKJuly 3, 2018 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse was sentenced to 12 months in detention by an Australian court Tuesday in a landmark case welcomed by some abuse survivors as a strong warning to institutions that fail to protect children...

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