Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police
Associated PressCANBERRA, Australia — The Vatican had shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and the church would fully cooperate with criminal investigators, a cleric said on Friday. The Catholic Church announced the handover of its investigation report into former Bishop Christopher Saunders three days after the Western Australia Police Force publicly revealed it had requested a copy. The confirmation followed media reports on Monday that the 200-page Vatican report found Saunders likely sexually assaulted four Indigenous youths and potentially groomed another 67 Indigenous youths and men. In requesting the Vatican report, a police statement said on Tuesday: “If further information comes to light, police will investigate.” Morrissey said the Vatican report had been handed to Western Australia Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams.
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