A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest. Police say Christopher Saunders will appear in court Thursday in Broome, the heart of the sprawling Outback diocese where he had actively served as a cleric for 45 years. He has been in police custody since being charged Wednesday with several charges including indecent assault. The 74-year-old has previously denied any wrongdoing. He is among Australia’s most senior clerics to be accused in a clergy abuse scandal that has rocked the church.
