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Australian Archbishop Sentenced To Home Detention For Sex Abuse Cover-Up

The Roman Catholic prelate faced a maximum of two years in prison for failing to report abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s. He will be eligible for parole after serving six months.

A Roman Catholic archbishop in Australia convicted of covering up child sex abuse by a fellow priest that occurred more than four decades ago, has been sentenced to a year of home detention.

Newcastle Magistrate Robert Stone handed down the sentence on Tuesday, saying Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson had

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