WelCom April 2024
Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has indicated he will plead not guilty to alleged historical child sex offences. The bishop was arrested and appeared in court in February charged with 19 criminal offences. He was released on bail and will appear in court in June. Bishop Saunders 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.