Deputy shire president gave, then withdrew reference for disgraced Broome priest

🇦🇺 The Sydney Morning Herald (AU) —
Deputy shire president gave, then withdrew reference for disgraced Broome priest

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A senior local government official in Western Australia provided a character reference for a former Catholic bishop facing sentencing on sexual assault charges, then withdrew it. The former bishop was jailed this week.

A senior local government official in WA’s north provided a letter for the defence team of a former Catholic bishop ahead of his sentencing on sex assault charges, only to withdraw it before he was jailed this week.

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