Australian court may prosecute archbishop if he hid sex abuse

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

An Australian court may prosecute an archbishop if can prove he hid sex abuse

The archbishop failed for a second time last Friday to stop a criminal prosecution against.

He is defending allegations he covered up for a pedophile priest.

Archbishop Philip Wilson, 66, was charged in April last year with concealing serious child sexual abuse in 1971.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a potential two-year prison sentence. Read More

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