Christopher Saunders

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Christopher Saunders is an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the bishop of the Latin Church diocese of Broome from 1996 to 2021, when he resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. On 21 February 2024, Saunders was charged with rape and other sex offences, after a long-running investigation by Australian police. In August 2026, he was convicted of sexual offences against two men. He was taken into custody and in October 2026 was sentenced to more than six years' jail in the Perth District Court.

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