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A Catholic archbishop in Australia was sentenced on Tuesday to a maximum of 12 months' imprisonment for covering up the badual abuse of children in the 1970s. Philip Wilson, 67 year old Archbishop of Adelaide,
The court ordered Wilson to be subjected to "house arrest", which means that he could avoid arrest. The magistrate stated that the archbishop had shown "no remorse or contrition."
After six months of sentence, Wilson, who did not resign after the conviction, becomes eligible for parole. Wilson Concealed the Abuse of Minor Acolytes
In May, it was proved that Philip Wilson concealed the abuse of minor acolytes by a priest in New South Wales. In April, Wilson told the Newcastle court that he was unaware of the actions of Father James Fletcher, who had been convicted in 2004 of nine counts of crimes against humanity. badual abuse of children. Two years later, Fletcher was to die in prison.
Wilson's lawyers tried to terminate the case four times after his client was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
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