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Former Broome bishop Saunders convicted of 13 sex offences against Aboriginal men

Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, found guilty of abusing two young Indigenous men at alcohol-fuelled parties held at church properties between 2008 and 2019.

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What to know

  • Saunders, 76, convicted of 13 sex offences against two young Aboriginal men; acquitted of six other charges in Western Australian District Court.
  • Offences occurred 2008–2019 involving grooming with alcohol and sexual assault at church-owned properties during Saunders' 25-year tenure as Bishop of Broome.
  • Unless acquitted on appeal, Saunders would be the highest-ranking Australian Catholic clergy member convicted of sexual abuse while in service.

How it unfolded

  1. Reaction Conviction marked as highest-ranking Australian Catholic clergy sex abuse case

    Unless acquitted on appeal, Saunders would be the highest-ranking Catholic in Australia convicted of sexual abuse while a member of the clergy. This surpasses the case of late Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted in 2018 but later acquitted by the High Court.

  2. Report Details emerge of alcohol-fuelled parties used to access victims

    Prosecutors revealed Saunders held "shirts off" gatherings at Catholic church-owned properties in Broome and at a retreat called the beach house, supplying alcohol to young Aboriginal men. The assaults involved kissing, wrestling, touching private areas, and penetrative sex over a decade of grooming.

    “The accused had a sexual interest in young Aboriginal men and a tendency to act on that interest when the opportunity presented itself”

    Adam Ebell · Newswires ↗
  3. Event West Australian court convicts Saunders of 13 sex offences

    Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, former Bishop of Broome, found guilty by District Court jury after trial lasting more than three weeks. Convicted of one count of sexual penetration without consent and 12 counts of unlawful and indecent assault. Acquitted of six other charges.

What people are saying verbatim

“The accused had a sexual interest in young Aboriginal men and a tendency to act on that interest when the opportunity presented itself”

Adam Ebell, Prosecutor · The Guardian ↗

“wasn't on trial in Rome for not adhering to a code of conduct, or standing before the Pope trying to justify his pastoral care”

Tony Hager, Defence lawyer · ABC Australia ↗

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