# Former Australian bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

https://mins.news/en/item/90310

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 19:57 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/former-catholic-bishop-sentenced-for-abusing-indigenous-men-in-australia?traffic_source=rss

> A court in Western Australia sentenced former Roman Catholic bishop Christopher Saunders to six and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men. The offences occurred from 2010 to 2019, while he was bishop of Broome.

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