Christopher Saunders: former Catholic bishop of Broome indicates he will plead not guilty to child sexual abuse allegations

Saunders, who was arrested at his Broome home on Wednesday, is facing multiple historical child sexual abuse allegations

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Christopher Saunders, the former Catholic bishop of Broome, has indicated to a court he will plead not guilty to a string of historical child sexual abuse allegations.

The 74-year-old appeared in Broome magistrates court on Thursday.

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