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#21755334 at 2024-10-13 04:20:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #37: EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE Edition

#36 - Part 121
Child Sexual Abuse, Pedophilia, Human Trafficking and Satanism Investigations - Part 16
>>21718411 Former Marist College student preparing to sue over alleged canings and other corporal punishments in 1970s - A former Canberra Marist College student is preparing to sue over the canings and other corporal punishments he allegedly received as a young student in the early 1970s. The case against the Trustees of the Marist Brothers has been lodged with the ACT Supreme Court. In his statement of claim, the now 67-year-old described extraordinary incidents including being repeatedly struck on the hand with a metal ruler, caned on his hands until the cane broke, and caned on the back of the legs. He also alleged one teacher instructed him to hold out his hand while the teacher stood on the edge of a podium, raised the cane above his head and leapt off with all his weight to strike the student's hand. The man, who was first enrolled at the school as a 12-year-old and attended from 1970 to 1972, is being represented by Shine Lawyers. His statement of claim also alleges a sexual assault after a school play at the Canberra Theatre when he said he was left alone in a room with a man he did not know. In their submissions, the Trustees of the Marist Brothers questioned that allegation, saying there was no record of the school holding a production at the Canberra Theatre at the time. The man's lawyers have not mentioned any figures but said they were claiming negligence, saying the operators of the school owed the boy a duty of care to avoid the risks of harm. The claim suggests those running the school should have had a system for students to report misconduct, should have removed abusive teachers and staff from the school, and put a mandatory reporting system in place as well as ensuring students were not put in a position where they would be assaulted or be in fear of assault.

>>21718431 Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders pleads 'not guilty' to abuse charges - Bishop Christopher Saunders appeared in Australian court Monday to enter a plea of not guilty to 28 criminal charges, including allegations of sexual assault and indecent dealings with a minor. The former bishop of the Diocese of Broome stands accused of a long slate of alleged crimes of grooming and abusing young Aboriginal men over a period of eight years, beginning in 2008. Saunders, 74, confirmed to the court that he understood the charges and entered a plea of not guilty on all counts. He is due back in court for the next hearing in the case in January, having last appeared in June as his lawyer argued against a petition to change the bishop's bail conditions. The bishop also faces several separate firearms charges, including illegal possession of a weapon. He did not enter a plea on those charges during the Sept. 30 hearing. Saunders was arrested in February of this year, following a January police raid on his former residence in the Diocese of Broome, carried out by Child Abuse Squad detectives. The bishop led the Diocese of Broome in Western Australia until 2021, when he resigned citing "ill health" amid allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming against young Aboriginal men. The bishop's resignation followed a decision to step back from governance of the diocese in 2020, after accusations surfaced that he had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of Church funds on gifts for vulnerable young men, including cash, phones, alcohol, and travel. The police investigation which led to the raid and the bishop's arrest came after Church authorities handed over a 200-page investigation conducted into Saunders alleged misconduct, ordered by the Vatican in 2022, after a separate police investigation had been closed the previous year due to lack of evidence. In a statement at the time of Saunders' arrest, Australian bishops' conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth said that "It is right and proper, and indeed necessary, that all allegations be thoroughly investigated," and promised that the Church would "cooperate fully with police and take every necessary step to avoid any actions which may compromise the integrity and autonomy of the police investigation." Saunders now faces 28 criminal charges related to alleged sexual abuse, including two counts of rape and 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault related to alleged victimization of young Aboriginal men in towns throughout the diocese between 2008 and 2016.

#21718431 at 2024-10-06 09:52:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #37: EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE Edition

Australian bishop pleads 'not guilty' to abuse charges

THE PILLAR - October 1, 2024

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Bishop Christopher Saunders appeared in Australian court Monday to enter a plea of not guilty to 28 criminal charges, including allegations of sexual assault and indecent dealings with a minor.

The former bishop of the Diocese of Broome stands accused of a long slate of alleged crimes of grooming and abusing young Aboriginal men over a period of eight years, beginning in 2008. Saunders, 74, confirmed to the court that he understood the charges and entered a plea of not guilty on all counts.

He is due back in court for the next hearing in the case in January, having last appeared in June as his lawyer argued against a petition to change the bishop's bail conditions.

The bishop also faces several separate firearms charges, including illegal possession of a weapon. He did not enter a plea on those charges during the Sept. 30 hearing.

Saunders was arrested in February of this year, following a January police raid on his former residence in the Diocese of Broome, carried out by Child Abuse Squad detectives.

The bishop led the Diocese of Broome in Western Australia until 2021, when he resigned citing "ill health" amid allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming against young Aboriginal men.

The bishop's resignation followed a decision to step back from governance of the diocese in 2020, after accusations surfaced that he had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of Church funds on gifts for vulnerable young men, including cash, phones, alcohol, and travel.

The police investigation which led to the raid and the bishop's arrest came after Church authorities handed over a 200-page investigation conducted into Saunders alleged misconduct, ordered by the Vatican in 2022, after a separate police investigation had been closed the previous year due to lack of evidence.

In a statement at the time of Saunders' arrest, Australian bishops' conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth said that "It is right and proper, and indeed necessary, that all allegations be thoroughly investigated," and promised that the Church would "cooperate fully with police and take every necessary step to avoid any actions which may compromise the integrity and autonomy of the police investigation."

Saunders now faces 28 criminal charges related to alleged sexual abuse, including two counts of rape and 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault related to alleged victimization of young Aboriginal men in towns throughout the diocese between 2008 and 2016.

In April, Saunders' former secretary told The Pillar that she had been ordered by the bishop to make "hush money" payments to the bishop's alleged victims during her time working for him.

"There was a list of names on the wall in the secretary's office with victims, potential victims, and their bank account details," Cherrille Quilty told The Pillar. "It was so urgent that I pay them. It wasn't for odd jobs, I can tell you that now. It was hush money. One of the first victims that came forward was the one that I paid most frequently and it was to shut him up."

"You didn't dare ask why [Saunders] was paying them. Didn't dare," Quilty said. "He wasn't the sort of person you would ever cross or ask him anything."

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#20886364 at 2024-05-19 08:43:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #36: BADGE OF HONOR Edition

#35 - Part 87
Child Sexual Abuse, Pedophilia, Human Trafficking and Satanism Investigations - Part 5
>>20751795 Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders faces two new indecent assault charges - The former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders is facing two new indecent assault charges after his home in Western Australia's north was raided on Wednesday morning. The 74-year-old is already facing 26 charges, including two counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of indecent dealing with a child and 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault. WA Police confirmed on Wednesday a 74-year-old Broome man is facing two charges of indecent and unlawful assault. While police have not named the man, the ABC has confirmed he is the former Broome Bishop. It will be alleged Bishop Saunders sexually assaulted a man who was 21 or 22 years old in 2016.
>>20751933 60 Minutes Full Episode:Couldn't Care Less - Secret videos show sickening abuse of woman by her carers- Hours and hours of secret video recordings reveal the terrible scandal of how a woman was abused by the carers who should have been looking after her. It's not a proud boast, but this is without doubt some of the cruellest, most horrific vision ever seen on Australian television. It's part of a major investigation by Tara Brown focusing on shocking accusations that disability support workers were mistreating a vulnerable person they were employed to look after. However, instead of caring for the woman, their attitude and actions screamed that they couldn't care less. As Brown reveals, the workers smugly assumed that because the victim was unable to speak, their abuse would go undetected. But they were proved wrong when, in an extraordinary act of love, the woman's elderly parents took the law into their own hands and used a hidden camera to expose the terrible truth.

>>20798867 Catholic college ordered to remove paedophile priest from honour roll - A Catholic college will remove disgraced former teacher Father Bill Edwards from its honour roll and hall of fame years after it became aware of shocking child abuse allegations against Edwards, and only when this masthead approached it for comment. The victim, who asked not to be identified because he is a victim of sexual abuse, sent a letter to Salesian College Chadstone principal Mark Ashmore almost two years ago, asking the Catholic college to stop eulogising Edwards, who died in 2010. "Your school website describes his 'fifty years of incredible service' and refers to him as 'a great man'," the letter from July 2022, seen by The Age, says. The letter also quotes the former head of the Salesians describing Edwards as "perhaps the Australian Salesian who most closely resembled [Salesians founder] Don Bosco himself". It continues: "Actually, Edwards was a paedophile. I know that because he violently sexually assaulted me on a year 7 camp when I was a student at another Salesian school in the early 1990s." The new Australia-Pacific provincial of the Salesians, Father Peter Hoang Kim Huy, made an order on Monday to "remove all references and recognitions to Fr Edwards across all Salesian schools". "Any allegation of harm to a child is profoundly distressing, and while this has been a complex issue, it is deeply regrettable that this action was not taken sooner," he said.
>>20803391 Video: 'Beast Boy': NSW Police charge one of state's worst alleged bestiality offenders - Sexual gratification and financial advantage motivated a man labelled by police as one of the state's worst alleged bestiality offenders, who was arrested in a raid on his remote Mid North Coast home this week. The sex crime squad's child exploitation internet unit began targeting those creating and distributing child abuse material through the internet in February this year, coming across a man using the pseudonym Beast Boy online. Police allege the profile had a large online presence and used encrypted messaging apps to share and sell bestiality material. In their investigation, police uncovered videos showing the alleged sexual abuse of various animals including dogs, sheep, goats and chickens. One video featured a dead kangaroo. Detectives were able to identify the man allegedly behind the disturbing account as 38-year-old Colin Baker, with police swarming a rural property in Moorland, 30 kilometres north of Taree, at 7.30am on Tuesday. As the man was being arrested, accompanying RSPCA inspectors found a small dog on the property. Police say the Jack Russell cross named Locky was among the animals abused by the man for the purposes of creating online videos.

#20455946 at 2024-02-22 08:55:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20455876
Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders indicates he will plead not guilty to 19 criminal charges

Erin Parke - 22 February 2024

One of Australia's longest serving senior Catholic clerics, Christopher Alan Saunders, has indicated he will plead not guilty to 19 criminal offences after being arrested at his WA home.

The former Bishop of Broome is facing 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, two counts of sexual penetration without consent, and three counts of being a person in authority indecently dealing with a child.

The charges were read out to Mr Saunders in the Broome Magistrates Court on Thursday.

In court, the 74-year-old's lawyer indicated the former Bishop would enter pleas of not guilty.

He's been released on bail on a $10,000 bond and will appear in court in June and must reside at his home in the northern WA town.

Emeritus Bishop Saunders was first ordained as a priest in 1976, and was appointed Bishop of Broome in 1996.

He has spent almost 50 years in the Kimberley, being based in both Broome and serving stints at several remote Aboriginal community parishes.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/former-broome-bishop-Saunders-to-deny-19-criminal-charges/103496282

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47366113
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-abuse-pell/vatican-treasurer-pell-found-guilty-of-abusing-two-choir-boys-22-years-ago-idUSKCN1QF009
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#20455930 at 2024-02-22 08:48:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20455876
ACBC president pledges full cooperation after Bishop Christopher Saunders arrest

Staff Writers - February 22, 2024

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said the investigation into allegations against the former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders is "right and proper, and indeed necessary" after he was arrested by Western Australian police over nearly 20 charges of historical sexual abuse.

Police launched their second investigation into Bishop Saunders after the church provided a Vatican report detailing its own Vos Estis Lux Mundi investigation last September.

A statement by Western Australia police said that Child Abuse Squad detectives had arrested a 74-year-old Broome man on 21 February in Broome.

He was subsequently charged in relation to 19 alleged historical offences including two counts of rape, 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, and three counts of indecently dealing with a child aged 16-18 years old.

He was refused bail and scheduled to appear in court the following day.

"Allegations against the former Bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders are very serious and deeply distressing, especially for those making those allegations," said Archbishop Costelloe.

"It is right and proper, and indeed necessary, that all such allegations be thoroughly investigated.

"The Church will continue to cooperate fully with the police and take every necessary step to avoid any actions which may compromise the integrity and autonomy of the police investigation."

The investigation by the church included both alleged canonical crimes and alleged breaches of the church's Integrity in Ministry protocols by Bishop Saunders.

It was launched after WA police had closed an earlier investigation without laying any charges.

A 7 News report, which aired on 18 September 2023 said the alleged offences date back to 1976.

Bishop Saunders was ordained for the Diocese of Broome in 1976. He was installed as its bishop in 1996 and spent almost 50 years in the Kimberley mission. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis in 2021.

https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/acbc-president-pledges-full-cooperation-after-bishop-Christopher-Saunders-arrest/

#20455925 at 2024-02-22 08:45:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20455876
Former Australian bishop charged with historical sex offenses

Hilary Whiteman - February 21, 2024

Brisbane, Australia (CNN) - A senior Australian Catholic clergyman has been charged with historical sex offenses allegedly committed while he was serving as the bishop of Broome, a remote diocese in Western Australia.

Emeritus Bishop Christopher Saunders was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Broome, where he became bishop in 1996, according to CNN affiliate Seven News.

Police did not name Saunders in a statement, which said a 74-year-old man had been charged with two counts of sexual penetration without consent, more than a dozen unlawful and indecent assault charges, and three counts of indecently dealing with a child age 16 to 18.

He was refused bail and was expected to face court on Thursday.

In a statement, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the allegations against Saunders were "very serious and deeply distressing, especially for those making those allegations."

"It is right and proper, and indeed necessary, that all such allegations be thoroughly investigated," Costelloe said. "The Church will continue to cooperate fully with the police and take every necessary step to avoid any actions which may compromise the integrity and autonomy of the police investigation."

In his statement, Costelloe didn't specify the allegations against Saunders, who stepped down as bishop in 2020 after claims emerged of sexual misconduct. Saunders denied the allegations at the time.

The allegations against him were initially the subject of a Vatican investigation, and last September the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference confirmed it had passed a copy of its findings to the WA Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Saunders is the highest-ranking Australian Catholic official charged with historical sex abuse charges since Cardinal George Pell faced court over historical assaults allegedly committed in the late 1990s.

Pell was found guilty, but his conviction was later overturned on appeal by Australia's High Court. The former cardinal was freed from prison and later died in a Rome hospital in 2023 age 81.

Scandals surrounding alleged sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church have emerged in many countries in recent decades, prompting apologies but also claims that not enough is being done to stamp it out.

The extent of the problem in Australia was detailed in the findings of a wide-ranging government inquiry released in 2017 that found a "serious failure" by Australian institutions to protect its most vulnerable citizens. Of the survivors who reported being abused in a religious institution, 61.4% said the abuse occurred in a Catholic organization.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse reported that 7% of Australian Catholic priests had been accused of abusing children. In some orders, more than 40% of brothers were implicated, the report said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/22/australia/australia-bishop-Saunders-charged-historical-sex-offenses-intl-hnk/index.html

#20455917 at 2024-02-22 08:42:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20455876
Christopher Saunders: Former Bishop of Broome charged with rape in Australia

Tiffanie Turnbull - 22nd February 2024

Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of historical sex offences - some against children.

The 74-year-old was arrested in Broome on Wednesday, after parallel investigations ordered by Western Australian police and the Pope.

Mr Saunders, who has denied allegations in the past, was refused bail and will appear in court on Thursday.

He is one of the most senior Catholic clerics to face charges of this nature.

Mr Saunders is accused of two counts of rape, 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, and three counts of indecently dealing with a child as a person in authority.

The alleged offending occurred in the remote Western Australian towns of Broome, Kununurra and the Aboriginal community of Kalumburu between 2008 and 2014.

Aside from the late Cardinal George Pell, who was jailed and then acquitted, Mr Saunders is the most senior Catholic official in the country to be charged with child sex offences.

In a statement on Thursday, The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference promised to cooperate with police, and said the charges against Mr Saunders were "very serious and deeply distressing, especially for those making those allegations".

"It is right and proper, and indeed necessary, that all such allegations be thoroughly investigated," Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe said.

First ordained in 1976, Mr Saunders has spent most of his career in the remote Kimberley region in the nation's north-west corner, and was appointed Bishop of Broome in 1996.

The diocese stretches about 770,000 sq km (297,000 sq miles) - an area roughly the size of Turkey - and encompasses some of the most remote parts of the country.

Well known for socialising, his advocacy work, and escorting young men on camping and fishing trips, Mr Saunders has long been a powerful figure within the local community. He even has a beer named after him.

For years, he has faced dual investigations over allegations of sexual abuse made by several Aboriginal men from communities in his area.

The accusations were first aired in 2020, but the initial police investigation that followed was closed without charge.

He voluntarily stood down as the Bishop of Broome in 2020, but remains an emeritus bishop.

However after a historic inquiry was ordered by the Pope - and its 200-page report subsequently leaked to media last year - police began a new investigation.

Only a handful of Vos Estis Lux Mundi inquiries have been undertaken around the world. Meaning "You Are the Light of the World" in Latin, Vos Estis investigations are commissioned by the pontiff and were introduced in 2019 to combat sexual abuse and take action against bishops and other high-ranking officials in the Catholic Church.

Only the Pope can appoint or defrock a bishop.

Australia has faced a reckoning on the issue of child sex abuse in recent years, after a landmark national inquiry in 2017 found many institutions including the Catholic Church had failed victims.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68366178

#20455914 at 2024-02-22 08:41:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20455876
Former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders charged over historical sexual abuse allegations

Sarah Keszler - 21st February 2024

The former bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been charged with a number of historical child sexual abuse offences following a 7NEWS investigation.

The 74-year-old senior Catholic cleric was arrested at his home in Western Australia by detectives from the child sexual abuse squad.

Saunders was led out of the property by detectives and taken to the Broome police complex about 6pm on Wednesday.

He has now been charged with two counts of sexual penetration without consent, 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, and three counts of person in authority indecently dealing with a child (16-18 years old).

This comes after a 7NEWS investigation unveiling alleged crimes by the bishop.

Last year, a 200-page Vatican report was leaked to 7NEWS alleging Saunders had sexually assaulted four youths and potentially groomed up to 67 more.

Saunders is the most senior Catholic cleric to face sexual abuse charges since the late Cardinal George Pell was charged in 2017.

He was convicted in 2018. However, that was then quashed by the High Court in 2020.

Saunders has always denied any sexual abuse allegations, with some claims stretching back 50 years.

The first official rape complaint against Saunders in 2018 was investigated by police and the church. No charges were laid at the time.

Pope Francis also ordered a papal investigation, the first in Australia, which also did not lead to charges.

Saunders was refused bail and is due to appear in the Broome Magistrates Court on Thursday.

https://7news.com.au/news/former-bishop-of-broome-Christopher-Saunders-charged-over-historical-sexual-abuse-allegations–c-13685045

https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSPerth/videos/broome-bishop-Christopher-Saunders-arrested-over-sex-allegations-dating-back-50-/1052534479139492/

#20455876 at 2024-02-22 08:20:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

>>20377153
Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders charged over historical sex offences

PAUL GARVEY - FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The former bishop of Broome has been charged with multiple historical sex offences, less than six months after a special church-commissioned investigation found he had sexually assaulted and groomed numerous Aboriginal men and boys.

Christopher Saunders was arrested in Broome on Wednesday night, with WA Police on Thursday morning confirming that he had been charged with two counts of sexual penetration without consent, 14 charges of unlawful and indecent assault, and three counts of person in authority indecently dealing with a child between the ages of 16 to 18.

He has been refused bail and will appear in Broome magistrates court on Thursday.

The 74-year-old was a high-profile figure in WA's Kimberley Region for decades, famously piloting a light aircraft to visit communities across the remote region.

But he stood down from the role suddenly in March 2020, following a Channel 7 report that police had investigated historical sex abuse allegations. The church had also received multiple complaints from current and former members of his staff, including priests, who were concerned about his behaviour.

The bishop has always maintained his innocence.

The police investigation ended in May 2021 with no charges being laid.

But the church then appointed two investigators to look into the matter using Vos Estis Lux Mundi papal inquiry powers. Those investigators identified 67 Aboriginal boys and men who they said may have been subjected to delictual acts or grooming behaviours by the bishop.

"It has been established through the interview of witnesses and examination of documentary and other evidence that Bishop Christopher Saunders has developed a modus operandi of grooming young Aboriginal men for sex during his time within the Kimberley Region, both as a Priest and as Bishop," the Vos Estis Lux Mundi report said.

The investigation was based on dozens of interviews with witnesses, including previous secretaries of the bishop, alleged victims and past and present members of the clergy. The bishop declined to be interviewed by the Vatican-appointed investigators.

That report also described how Bishop Saunders hosted multiple "bunga bunga" parties for him and young Aboriginal men and boys at various church properties. The bishop was also alleged to have spent thousands of dollars of church money each month on cash payments, mobile phones, alcohol and cigarettes for "vulnerable" Aboriginal men and boys.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/former-broome-bishop-Christopher-Saunders-charged-over-historical-sex-offences/news-story/c373614f63ce92c8ab8d4ac8e778e330

#20377153 at 2024-02-08 08:52:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition

Police raid former Bishop of Broome's home for second time over child sexual abuse allegations

Erin Parke and Rosanne Maloney - 8 February 2024

Police investigators from the Child Abuse Squad are again searching the home of the former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders.

WA Police last month confirmed they had restarted their investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the veteran cleric.

Bishop Saunders has denied any wrongdoing.

Half a dozen police officers are again scouring the Broome property, which is owned by the Catholic Church.

WA Police said child abuse detectives were in Broome investigating historic child sex offences.

It is the second time in a month the specialised police unit has flown from Perth to interview locals and search the home on Piggott Way.

The 73-year-old resigned from his position in 2021 after almost 50 years as a priest and bishop in the remote diocese.

"The Catholic Diocese of Broome will not comment on this matter at this time, given it is an 'ongoing investigation'," a Church spokesperson said.

"The Catholic Diocese of Broome will continue to respond positively to any requests by WA Police for assistance."

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference declined to comment on the renewed search.

Waiting for Vatican decision

Christopher Saunders is believed to be in Perth as the second round of search warrants is executed.

It is understood he has not vacated the house, despite being ordered by the Vatican to leave the Kimberley region while both internal church and WA police investigations got underway.

In 2022, Pope Francis ordered a Vos Estis inquiry be undertaken into Bishop Saunders.

The resulting report, completed by two former police detectives, was leaked to the media, and catalogued allegations of bullying, financial mismanagement, and the grooming of young men.

A year on, the Vatican is still deciding what action to take.

In other cases internationally, Vos Estis inquiries have resulted in senior clerics being defrocked or having their movements limited and pensions imposed.

The Catholic Church has confirmed the full report was handed over to WA Police, triggering a fresh investigation into allegations of sexual assault first made by several young Aboriginal men in 2019.

WA Premier Roger Cook said he was pleased police had allocated resources to the investigation.

"The sexual assault teams in police are obviously investigating some very grievous allegations," he said.

"The fact that they're back there today really just demonstrates how seriously they're taking these accusations."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/second-police-raid-bishop-of-broome-Christopher-Saunders-home/103442034

#19575967 at 2023-09-19 11:15:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #32: YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS FIGHT Edition

>>19575912
Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders: Pope-ordered investigation alleges as many as 71 victims

Chris Reason - September 18, 2023

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A top-secret investigation ordered by the Pope into an Western Australian Bishop - the first of its kind in Australian history - has found he is likely to have sexually assaulted four youths while potentially grooming another 67.

The bombshell 200-page report also found that 73-year-old Bishop Christopher Saunders spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in church and charity funds to groom the young men.

A 7NEWS investigation exclusively obtained a copy of the final report that has been handed to the Vatican for action by Pope Francis.

The report was completed six months ago in April and sent to Rome - but no decision has yet been made on the future of the former Bishop of Broome.

Only a Pope can appoint a Bishop - and only a Pope can de-frock one.

Since the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell in the High Court in 2020, Saunders has become the highest-ranked Catholic in the country to face a sex crimes investigation.

It's believed Bishop Saunders may be the highest-ranked official of any religion in Australia to face such serious accusations.

The report makes an astonishing number of findings against Bishop Saunders, who had been working in the Broome diocese for almost 50 years.

"The Bishop has been variously described by witnesses as ... a sexual predator that seeks to prey upon vulnerable Aboriginal men and boys," the report states.

"During the investigation, four victims of sexual acts were identified.

"67 additional Aboriginal boys and men were also identified as persons that may have been subjected to delictual acts or grooming behaviours by Bishop Saunders."

It claims the alleged offences date back 50 years - to the time when the clergyman was newly-ordained and first working as a priest in Sydney.

"One additional man was identified through the Church's National Redress Scheme as being an alleged victim of Bishop Saunders while (he) was a parish priest at Clovelly in 1976."

Saunders was ordained as a priest in 1976 and moved full-time to the Kimberley region. He became a Bishop in 1996.

The report claims he had developed a "modus operandi" of grooming vulnerable young Aboriginal males by plying them with alcohol, cash, phones, phone credit, hotels, air and bus travel.

It found he was spending between $3000 and $4000 per month on alcohol for the youths.

It also alleges he had five bank accounts - which at one time held a total of $3 million. The safe in the Chancery was found to have $80,000 in cash.

He also collected multiple guns, bought a $70,000 boat and several cars.

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#19575912 at 2023-09-19 11:05:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #32: YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS FIGHT Edition

Broome bishop preyed on young Aboriginal males: Vatican investigators

PAUL GARVEY - SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A longstanding Catholic bishop of Broome was a "predator" who sexually assaulted four Aboriginal men and boys and groomed dozens more, the Vatican's own investigation has found.

Christopher Saunders, who spent decades serving the church in Broome before resigning in the wake of alleged sexual misconduct and bullying, hosted multiple "bunga bunga" parties for him and young Aboriginal men and boys at various church properties, according to Vatican investigators.

The investigation under the Vatican's Vos Estis Lux Mundi papal inquiry powers also found Bishop Saunders spent thousands of dollars of church money each month on cash payments, mobile phones, alcohol and cigarettes for "vulnerable" Aboriginal men and boys.

The bishop strongly denied the allegations when the Vos Estis Lux Mundi investigation - the first of its kind in Australia - was first announced and police have not charged him in relation to any of the allegations.

Extracts from the 200-page ?report prepared by the Vatican's investigators and obtained by The Australian detail how they identified 67 Aboriginal boys and men who they said may have been subjected to delictual acts or grooming behaviours by the bishop. "It has been established through the interview of witnesses and examination of documentary and other evidence that Bishop Christopher Saunders has developed a modus operandi of grooming young Aboriginal men for sex during his time within the Kimberley Region, both as a Priest and as Bishop," the report says.

The investigation was based on dozens of interviews with witnesses, including previous secretaries of the bishop, alleged victims and past and present members of the clergy.

"The Bishop has been variously described by witnesses as having two personalities, one of a wonderful orator and strong leader yet the other of a sexual predator that seeks to prey upon vulnerable ?Aboriginal men and boys and ?attack any person that challenges his behaviour or attempts to jeopardise the flow of church funds required to facilitate it," the report said.

"Many of the church community that have stood up, over the years, against the Bishop and his behaviours have either lost their jobs, lost their faith, or suffered both psychological and reputational damage and some continue to live in fear of the Bishop and his followers while he remains in the Broome Diocese."

The Vatican's report was also critical of the West Australian police investigation into Bishop Saunders' alleged offending. The first complaint about the bishop was made in 2018 when a 27-year-old man told a Catholic priest at Halls Creek that he had been sexually abused by Bishop Saunders from the age of 16. Police began investigating, and by March 2020 Bishop Saunders had stood aside from the ?administration of the diocese. By May 2021, however, police had decided not to press criminal charges as the ages of the victims at the time of the alleged acts were unable to be substantiated through evidence at that time.

The allegations first came to light in a Channel 7 news report in 2020. Channel 7 ?reported that Bishop Saunders ordered his staff to collect and burn hundreds of office documents, files and photographs after the network first aired the abuse allegations. The Vatican's investigators said police had "mishandled" the inquiry for various reasons, "including limited resourcing and competing priorities, a lack of will by senior management to tackle the systemic issues, a strained ?relationship between police and the Kimberley Aboriginal Legal Service and evidence gaps relating to establishing the ages of the victims at the time of the alleged offences".

Bishop Saunders started working in Broome as a deacon in 1975. He was named Bishop of Broome in 1995, taking on responsibility for what is one of the church's biggest dioceses in the world by land mass.

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference late on Monday released a statement describing the allegations as "very serious and deeply distressing, especially for those making the allegations".

It said the independent report had been provided to the Holy See, with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith continuing the investigation.

"We will respect the enduring confidential nature of this process by not commenting on specific allegations that have been raised," it said.

"Bishop Saunders, who has maintained his innocence, is able to respond to the report by communicating directly with the Holy See. In due time, the Holy See will make its determinations. It is hoped that this will not be unduly delayed."

The bishop declined to be ?interviewed by the investigators.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/broome-bishop-preyed-on-young-aboriginal-males-vatican-investigators/news-story/6bb8195cc3a7313d6965294ff0ef75e7

#18046117 at 2022-12-31 08:56:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #27: THEY ARE IN FULL BLOWN PANIC MODE Edition

#26 - Part 29
Child Sexual Abuse, Pedophilia, Human Trafficking and Satanism Investigations - Part 3
>>17531157 Tasmanian abuse failings 'spanned governments' - Tasmanian governments past and present have failed to prioritise the safety of children, a sexual abuse inquiry has been told
>>17531514 Francis William Cable: Marist brother paedophile known as Br Romuald dies in jail - The former teacher and headmaster known as Br Romuald, who systematically abused at least 20 boys while in his position of power, has died aged 90 while facing more charges
>>17531523 Death of paedophile priest Francis Cable, aka Brother Romuald, makes victim's mum glad - Audrey Nash says she is glad her son's abuser died in jail but "it doesn't take anything away"
>>17531530 Church needs process to support survivors after paedophile clergy deaths - The Marist Brothers' Province of Australia has declined to outline what procedure it follows - if any - to support survivors when abusers die
>>17531563 'I needed to step up': Former Surf Coast mayor sues church over alleged abuse - Police officer and former Surf Coast mayor, Brian McKiterick, has launched legal action against the Vincentian order almost 50 years after he was allegedly abused by a priest while boarding at a former Catholic college in Bendigo
>>17588869 Bishop Christopher Saunders ordered to leave the Kimberley as Catholic Church confirms investigation - The Catholic Church has confirmed it is undertaking an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against resigned Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders - It has also ordered that the 72-year-old leave the outback diocese where he has been a priest and bishop for more than 50 years - In a rare statement, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference said a "Vos Estis Lux Mundi" investigation was underway
>>17588894 Australian archbishop investigating retired bishop on abuse allegations - Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane will conduct an investigation into retired Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, using a process established by Pope Francis in 2019 - "Vos Estis Lux Mundi" ("You are the light of the world") - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vos_estis_lux_mundi
>>17588902 Every parent's worst nightmare: How child rapist babysitter Jareth Thomas Harries-Markham used Facebook to find families - A babysitter and live-in au pair who sexually abused 16 children aged between eight months and nine years old in Perth sentenced to 18 years behind bars - Jareth Thomas Harries-Markham's crimes were so horrific the state prosecutor broke down while reading the facts of the offences during his sentencing in the WA Supreme Court

>>17595187 Lawyers argue for more jail time in sentencing submissions for paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale - Prolific paedophile priest whose offending is "unparalleled in Australia", according to his defence counsel, likely to die in prison
>>17607461 Vatican sanctions Nobel laureate after Timor accusations - The Catholic Church's decades-long sex abuse scandal has caught up with a Nobel Peace Prize winner, with the Vatican confirming that it had sanctioned the East Timor independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, following allegations that he sexually abused boys there during the 1990s
>>17607480 Tasmanian government date gaffe prompts abuse apology change - Tasmania's government has shifted the date of a formal apology to survivors of child sexual abuse after realising it coincided with the three-year anniversary of a serial perpetrator's death - pedophile nurse James Geoffrey Griffin
>>17607515 James Geoffrey Griffin: The child abuse scandal that shamed Tasmania - Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News - bbc.com
>>17623836 Cricket Australia issues apology to survivors of child sexual abuse involved with cricket, calling on states and territories to join up to the National Redress Scheme
>>17629627 Rolf Harris has cancer and is 'gravely sick' while under 24 hour care - Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris' health has deteriorated, leaving the Australian entertainer barely able to speak - Disgraced Australian entertainer being fed by a tube and no longer able to speak as he battles neck cancer
>>17629643 'I hope he dies a miserable death in prison': Paedophile teacher James Booth sentenced to seven years prison - James Booth, or Jim as he was known to his students, pleaded guilty to a raft of charges against four young boys who were around the age of 12 at the time the offending occurred in the 1980s and 1990s - "Rot in hell Mr Booth" a woman yelled at the former teacher who abused her brother Charlie
>>17637141 Nobel Peace Prize winner Belo an alleged pedophile - Holy See has prohibited Belo from living in Timor Leste, contacting minors or exercising public priestly ministry
>>17697682 Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale sentenced for sexual abuse of boys at Mortlake in western Victoria in the 1980s

#14789348 at 2021-10-15 09:06:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #19 - THE ONLY WAY IS THE MILITARY Edition

#18 - Part 25
Child Exploitation, Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Investigations - Part 1
>>14386067 Father Anthony Caruana's abuse of NSW school children destroyed lives and tore families apart, court told
>>14412752 Crackdown on slavery after 'evil and pernicious crime' soars - Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the government has intensified efforts to detect and prosecute those who keep people trapped in slave-like conditions
>>14412760 Eight years a slave: Melbourne couple Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan's shocking secret - A woman is kept as a slave for eight years by a couple in a suburban Melbourne home. How could this happen?
>>14443431 Millionaire Businessman Ron Brierley 'scrubbed out' after being caught with child abuse images
>>14482024 Pope Francis replaces Australian Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders in alleged misconduct probe
>>14482027 Pope Francis accepts resignation of Australian Bishop investigated for sexual abuse, Christopher Alan Saunders
>>14482035 HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - Resignations and Appointments, 28.08.2021 - Resignation of bishop of Broome, Australia, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante
>>14482035 Statement: Diocese of Broome - RESIGNATION OF BISHOP Saunders - 28th August 2021
>>14482045 Q Post #2894 - Many more to come? Dark to LIGHT. Q
>>14495997 Questions cloud resignation of Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders

>>14496003 Phillip James Scott - 'Pathetic' child abuser jailed in Tasmania
>>14507674 Suncorp Stadium partners with AFP to help solve child sex abuse crimes - Big screens at Suncorp Stadium to be used to promote an Australian first cold-case campaign
>>14507679 Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation - Stop child abuse - Trace An Object - We need your help in the fight against online child sexual exploitation - The smallest clue can often help solve a case - Can you help us recognise these objects?
>>14513194 RAAF Sergeant Jacob Donald Walsh abandons bid for bail, on child abuse charges, thanks to Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team
>>14513211 Brisbane man charged after allegedly uploading child sex abuse images to Instagram
>>14523376 How Australian police tracked Alladin Lanim, one of world's most wanted paedophiles, to Borneo
>>14529254 Police call on community to help as online child abuse grows, "becoming more violent and more sadistic" as predators take advantage of young people's online habits
>>14529254 Closing The Net - A podcast series that explores the world of the Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation - men and women policing the 'borderless crime' of online child sexual exploitation, their commitment to preventing abuse, and their dedication to seeking justice for the victims
>>14530937 Video: Closing The Net, Season 2 - Official Podcast Trailer - Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation
>>14533979 Covid-19 lockdown 'hiding sexual predators', says Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw

#14789273 at 2021-10-15 08:48:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #18 - Talisman Sabre: MAGIC SWORD Edition

#18 - Part 25
Child Exploitation, Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Investigations - Part 1
>>14386067 Father Anthony Caruana's abuse of NSW school children destroyed lives and tore families apart, court told
>>14412752 Crackdown on slavery after 'evil and pernicious crime' soars - Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the government has intensified efforts to detect and prosecute those who keep people trapped in slave-like conditions
>>14412760 Eight years a slave: Melbourne couple Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan's shocking secret - A woman is kept as a slave for eight years by a couple in a suburban Melbourne home. How could this happen?
>>14443431 Millionaire Businessman Ron Brierley 'scrubbed out' after being caught with child abuse images
>>14482024 Pope Francis replaces Australian Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders in alleged misconduct probe
>>14482027 Pope Francis accepts resignation of Australian Bishop investigated for sexual abuse, Christopher Alan Saunders
>>14482035 HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - Resignations and Appointments, 28.08.2021 - Resignation of bishop of Broome, Australia, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante
>>14482035 Statement: Diocese of Broome - RESIGNATION OF BISHOP Saunders - 28th August 2021
>>14482045 Q Post #2894 - Many more to come? Dark to LIGHT. Q
>>14495997 Questions cloud resignation of Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders

>>14496003 Phillip James Scott - 'Pathetic' child abuser jailed in Tasmania
>>14507674 Suncorp Stadium partners with AFP to help solve child sex abuse crimes - Big screens at Suncorp Stadium to be used to promote an Australian first cold-case campaign
>>14507679 Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation - Stop child abuse - Trace An Object - We need your help in the fight against online child sexual exploitation - The smallest clue can often help solve a case - Can you help us recognise these objects?
>>14513194 RAAF Sergeant Jacob Donald Walsh abandons bid for bail, on child abuse charges, thanks to Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team
>>14513211 Brisbane man charged after allegedly uploading child sex abuse images to Instagram
>>14523376 How Australian police tracked Alladin Lanim, one of world's most wanted paedophiles, to Borneo
>>14529254 Police call on community to help as online child abuse grows, "becoming more violent and more sadistic" as predators take advantage of young people's online habits
>>14529254 Closing The Net - A podcast series that explores the world of the Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation - men and women policing the 'borderless crime' of online child sexual exploitation, their commitment to preventing abuse, and their dedication to seeking justice for the victims
>>14530937 Video: Closing The Net, Season 2 - Official Podcast Trailer - Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation
>>14533979 Covid-19 lockdown 'hiding sexual predators', says Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw

#14495997 at 2021-08-31 07:41:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #18 - Talisman Sabre: MAGIC SWORD Edition

>>14482024
Questions cloud resignation of Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders

Erin Parke - 31 August 2021

1/2

The resignation of Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been met with relief, sadness and anger by those embroiled in the three-year saga.

Some parishioners walked out of Sunday Mass in disgust at praise being lavished on the departing cleric.

Over the weekend, the Vatican issued a statement accepting the resignation of the 71-year-old, who has been a priest and bishop in the remote Kimberley region for almost 50 years.

He was subject to a lengthy police investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour with young men before prosecutors in May decided not to lay charges.

In his first public statement in almost two years, Bishop Saunders confirmed his resignation was accepted by Pope Francis last Thursday.

"My decision to resign was made after a great deal of thought and prayer," he wrote in the communique to priests and parishioners.

"While I have never been one to walk away from a commitment, the fact is that I must now consider the status of my health and well-being.

"With the help of medical professionals, I have concluded that I am no longer able to adequately serve the needs of a vast and diverse diocese such as the Kimberley."

Question marks remain

But many are questioning the official narrative, with one former priest describing it as the bishop putting a positive spin on a deliberate dismantling of the diocese administration by the Vatican.

Those with knowledge of the Church response have told the ABC that church officials were strongly advising Bishop Saunders to step aside for months prior to the decision.

They have pointed out it is unusual for the Pope to accept the resignation of a bishop before the age of 75, and are linking it to the resignation of several other bishops in trouble-plagued dioceses globally in recent months.

Matt Digges, who worked under Bishop Saunders for more than a decade before resigning the ministry, says the church needs to be honest about the reasons for the departure.

"Unfortunately, the statements that have been released fail to mention the elephant in the room," he said.

"They have missed the controversy that has surrounded Bishop Saunders for the last few years, and missed the reason why he actually is not an active bishop at the moment."

Mr Digges says he expects the Church's investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations will continue, despite Bishop Saunders' retirement.

"Any complaint made against a member of the clergy is not abrogated because they retire or resign a position," he said.

"If that person is still on the books of the church, for want of a better phrase, then there's an active process that would still need to be fulfilled."

There is also the potential for the allegations to be subject to civil litigation, with at least one of the men who made a complaint against Bishop Saunders engaging lawyers to look at legal options.

(continued)

#14482035 at 2021-08-28 22:56:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #18 - Talisman Sabre: MAGIC SWORD Edition

>>14482024
HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE

Resignations and Appointments, 28.08.2021

Resignation of bishop of Broome, Australia, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Broome, Australia, presented by Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders, and has appointed Bishop Michael Henry Morrissey, bishop of Geraldton, as apostolic administrator sede vacante of the same diocese.

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/08/28/210828b.html

—

Diocese of Broome - Current Diocesan Communications

RESIGNATION OF BISHOP Saunders

Saturday 28th August 2021

Today on 28 August 2021, on the feast of Saint Augustine, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Christopher Saunders as the Bishop of the Diocese of Broome.

Bishop Saunders was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Broome on 28 August 1976. The Bishop was consecrated as the second Bishop of the Diocese of Broome on 8 February 1996. This year he has completed 45 years as a priest of the Kimberley mission and 25 years as the Bishop of the Diocese of Broome.

During his time in office Bishop Christopher initiated many pastoral and spiritual initiatives for the growth and betterment of the People of God in the Kimberley region. He has long established an active presence throughout the vast region and is well known to many people, Catholic and non-Catholic alike.

We wish Bishop Saunders an enjoyable and fruitful retirement. When the opportunity becomes available people will have the chance to farewell the Bishop.

On this same day, 28th August 2021, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Most Reverend Michael Morrissey, Bishop of Geraldton, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Broome, as an interim measure until such time as a new Bishop for Broome is appointed.

We welcome Bishop Michael and look forward to working with him for the wellbeing of the Broome Diocese.

Monsignor Paul Boyers
Apostolic Administrator
Diocese of Broome

http://broomediocese.org/current-communications

http://broomediocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WEBSITE-release-CAS.pdf

#9062506 at 2020-05-07 09:24:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #8 - WE ARE THE CURE Edition

#7 - Part 6
>>8322569 For at least the second time, POTUS tweets at @abc but "incorrectly" tags Australia's @abcnews instead
>>8330571 Joe Hockey's claims on Alexander Downer jeopardising Five Eyes 'not credible'
>>8330911 Attorney General Barr And International Partners Announce New Initiative In Protecting Children From Sexual Exploitation
>>8330911 Attorney General Barr Announces the Launch of Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
>>8338917 Victims of paedophile school gardener John Bodey take legal action against WA Education Department
>>8338949 Morrison government to stop funding international collaboration on shift to zero emissions
>>8339071 Julia Gillard: 'It's important to show that women can hold their own'
>>8339298 Australia in the US Tweet: Home Affairs @PeterDutton_MP joins @IvankaTrump, Attorney General Barr & our five eyes partners
>>8339335 U.S. Senators Cardin, Barrasso Lead Senate Recognition of US-Australian Firefighting Cooperation
>>8342712 Biden or Sanders? Voters in Docklands could play a key role in picking Trump's opponent

>>8342822 Australia reaches breakthrough deal to buy US emergency oil supplies
>>8343204 Australian police praised for helping capture US pedophile
>>8343204 Spanaway, Washington man sentenced to 15 years in prison for production and distribution of images of child molestation
>>8343407 Suspected foreign agents ordered to hand over documents as new unit targets China links
>>8343730 Mark, @awakeinaus Tweet: Why would [Tom Hanks] he continue to post like this? He has to 'hide' it in plain sight for people to see
>>8343730 Tom Hanks Tweet: Kids sock, washed ashore. Lost ashore. Bondi Beach. New South Wales. Hanx
>>8344301, >>8344348 The Hanks tweet on the main QR Thread last night, received a few Interdasting replies
>>8346125 "Koala Kai" - Cobra Kai commercial on Fox News and Q Post #3331 - Karate Kid Analogy
>>8351034 Charity World Vision in allegations of corruption and nepotism
>>8354981 Facebook sued by Australian information watchdog over Cambridge Analytica-linked data breach

>>8355066 Russia sensationally claims Australia tampered with MH17 wreckage after the plane was shot down
>>8355066 MH17 investigation: Russia's ambassador to Australia accuses AFP of cover-up
>>8355934 Call for investigation into Australian Prime Ministers and their family members since Keating
>>8357990 World Vision accused of corruption and nepotism
>>8360039 Video: Why We Sued Big Tech for Artificial Intelligence Misuse & Contribution to Win for Humanity
>>8365788 Huawei gives up on Australia in short term but wants probe of 5G competitors
>>8374887 Essential poll: Scott Morrison regains lead as preferred prime minister after bushfire backlash
>>8375024 Child sex abuse victim says Anglican Church fobbed her off, then offered payout in exchange for silence
>>8375168 Spygate Could Make Watergate Look Like A Third-Rate Burglary
>>8375245 PICACC celebrates first year; firm in its resolve to end online sexual exploitation of children

>>8378439 WA Bishop Christopher Saunders steps down over 'serious sex abuse allegations'
>>8386760 POTUS Oval Office Address: Anons identify gift from Scott Morrison to Donald Trump, statue of digger Leslie 'Bull' Allen
>>8386940 Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne Lays Keel For Future USS Canberra
>>8386940 Foreign Minister Marise Payne Tweet: We laid the keel today for USS Canberra, @Austal_USA's littoral combat ship
>>8386940 Video: Austal USA - USS Canberra (LCS 30) Keel Laying Ceremony
>>8386971 Apple cops Dutton's scorn over US meeting
>>8387076 Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Tweet: Good conversation with Foreign Minister @MarisePayneMP
>>8387076 US Department of State: Secretary Pompeo's Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne
>>8398120 Westpac hit with third class action lawsuit over AUSTRAC scandal
>>8398280 Top Australian Army general to head military taskforce to manage coronavirus outbreak

#9062391 at 2020-05-07 08:41:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #7 - FIRE & FURY Edition

#7 - Part 6
>>8322569 For at least the second time, POTUS tweets at @abc but "incorrectly" tags Australia's @abcnews instead
>>8330571 Joe Hockey's claims on Alexander Downer jeopardising Five Eyes 'not credible'
>>8330911 Attorney General Barr And International Partners Announce New Initiative In Protecting Children From Sexual Exploitation
>>8330911 Attorney General Barr Announces the Launch of Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
>>8338917 Victims of paedophile school gardener John Bodey take legal action against WA Education Department
>>8338949 Morrison government to stop funding international collaboration on shift to zero emissions
>>8339071 Julia Gillard: 'It's important to show that women can hold their own'
>>8339298 Australia in the US Tweet: Home Affairs @PeterDutton_MP joins @IvankaTrump, Attorney General Barr & our five eyes partners
>>8339335 U.S. Senators Cardin, Barrasso Lead Senate Recognition of US-Australian Firefighting Cooperation
>>8342712 Biden or Sanders? Voters in Docklands could play a key role in picking Trump's opponent

>>8342822 Australia reaches breakthrough deal to buy US emergency oil supplies
>>8343204 Australian police praised for helping capture US pedophile
>>8343204 Spanaway, Washington man sentenced to 15 years in prison for production and distribution of images of child molestation
>>8343407 Suspected foreign agents ordered to hand over documents as new unit targets China links
>>8343730 Mark, @awakeinaus Tweet: Why would [Tom Hanks] he continue to post like this? He has to 'hide' it in plain sight for people to see
>>8343730 Tom Hanks Tweet: Kids sock, washed ashore. Lost ashore. Bondi Beach. New South Wales. Hanx
>>8344301, >>8344348 The Hanks tweet on the main QR Thread last night, received a few Interdasting replies
>>8346125 "Koala Kai" - Cobra Kai commercial on Fox News and Q Post #3331 - Karate Kid Analogy
>>8351034 Charity World Vision in allegations of corruption and nepotism
>>8354981 Facebook sued by Australian information watchdog over Cambridge Analytica-linked data breach

>>8355066 Russia sensationally claims Australia tampered with MH17 wreckage after the plane was shot down
>>8355066 MH17 investigation: Russia's ambassador to Australia accuses AFP of cover-up
>>8355934 Call for investigation into Australian Prime Ministers and their family members since Keating
>>8357990 World Vision accused of corruption and nepotism
>>8360039 Video: Why We Sued Big Tech for Artificial Intelligence Misuse & Contribution to Win for Humanity
>>8365788 Huawei gives up on Australia in short term but wants probe of 5G competitors
>>8374887 Essential poll: Scott Morrison regains lead as preferred prime minister after bushfire backlash
>>8375024 Child sex abuse victim says Anglican Church fobbed her off, then offered payout in exchange for silence
>>8375168 Spygate Could Make Watergate Look Like A Third-Rate Burglary
>>8375245 PICACC celebrates first year; firm in its resolve to end online sexual exploitation of children

>>8378439 WA Bishop Christopher Saunders steps down over 'serious sex abuse allegations'
>>8386760 POTUS Oval Office Address: Anons identify gift from Scott Morrison to Donald Trump, statue of digger Leslie 'Bull' Allen
>>8386940 Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne Lays Keel For Future USS Canberra
>>8386940 Foreign Minister Marise Payne Tweet: We laid the keel today for USS Canberra, @Austal_USA's littoral combat ship
>>8386940 Video: Austal USA - USS Canberra (LCS 30) Keel Laying Ceremony
>>8386971 Apple cops Dutton's scorn over US meeting
>>8387076 Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Tweet: Good conversation with Foreign Minister @MarisePayneMP
>>8387076 US Department of State: Secretary Pompeo's Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne
>>8398120 Westpac hit with third class action lawsuit over AUSTRAC scandal
>>8398280 Top Australian Army general to head military taskforce to manage coronavirus outbreak

#8378439 at 2020-03-11 17:53:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #7 - FIRE & FURY Edition

WA Bishop Christopher Saunders steps down over 'serious sex abuse allegations'

West Australian Catholic Bishop Christopher Saunders has stood down from his senior role administering the Broome diocese amid claims of serious but undisclosed sex abuse allegations.

The Catholic Church in Perth issued a communique from the Vatican, dated 10 March, indicating that Bishop Saunders, 70, had "voluntarily stood aside from the ordinary administration of the diocese."

The church move was in response to a Channel Seven TV report that police have been investigating historic allegations by two men that they had been victims of sex abuse by Bishop Saunders.

According to the Seven report, WA police have interviewed past and present members of the Bishop's staff, including priests, who allegedly laid complaints against his behaviour. No charges have been laid against him.

WA Police minister Michelle Roberts confirmed to The Australian that she had "directly referred correspondence in relation to Bishop Saunders to police."

When confronted by a reporter in Broome outside his church, Bishop Saunders said: "Without any reservation, without any doubt whatsoever, that has never happened, and it never would happen."

He is one of the Kimberley's most prominent religious figures, respected as an advocate and outspoken commentator on indigenous affairs and education in the region.

He spent his early life at missions throughout the northwest of the state before moving to the Kimberley. He arrived in Broome as a deacon in 1975 before becoming a priest the following year.

He served at La Grange Mission, 200 kilometres south of Broome and then at Kalumburu Mission, in the far north Kimberley, until 1988. As Bishop, he has been a regular visitor to far-flung Aboriginal communities.

Former Broome mayor Ron Johnstone, a friend of the bishop, said the airing of the allegations would be "a shock to Broome and the Kimberley."

"Bishop Saunders is a visionary who has done fantastic work for the community," he said. "He is a generous spirit, and I will not desert him in his hour of need," he said.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/wa-bishop-Christopher-Saunders-steps-down-over-serious-sex-abuse-allegations/news-story/a2da363b579f2c3914538b0697a67dd1


>Many more to come?
>Dark to LIGHT.