Australian Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders charged with rape

The high-ranking former Australian Bishop has been charged with rape.

Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of other sex offences — some against children.

The charges follow a five-year investigation into the high-ranking former Bishop of Broome after allegations of sexual abuse were made by several men.

The ABC reports police from the WA Child Abuse squad took the 74-year-old into custody late on Wednesday afternoon.

The alleged charges dated back to 2008 across Broome, Kununurra, and Kalumburu.

Saunders — one of the most senior Catholics in Australia to face charges of this nature — was refused bail.

He was due to face 19 charges in court on Thursday.

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