Australian Archbishop Steps Aside After Conviction for Concealing Child Sex Abuse

Australian Archbishop Steps Aside After Conviction for Concealing Child Sex Abuse
Archbishop Philip Wilson arrives at Newcastle Local Court in Newcastle, Australia, May 22, 2018. AAP/Peter Lorimer/via Reuters
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MELBOURNE — Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson said on Wednesday, May 23, he would stand aside from his duties, a day after a court found him guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a priest.

Wilson, who faces up to two years in prison, said he was still considering the court’s reasons for the judgement.