Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse during the 1970s in the NSW Hunter region.
Magistrate Robert Stone handed down the verdict in Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday following a magistrate-only trial.
The clergyman is the most senior Catholic official in the world to be charged and convicted of the offence. SBS News
It can only be a very minor penalty as it is a Magistrates court...but the cracks are starting to gape large. This Archbishop chose the Magistrate option as going to District Court opened up the possibility of substantial jail time. Magistrates are limited in the ability to sentence. With this pious crim convicted the gates are open to pursue them all...a mass exodus to the vatican? Interesting to see a chart of recent priestly movements to countries without extradition treaties....if anyone can get one...
Not been reported much in the mainstream media as seems to be the norm for recent high profile cases.
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