Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

An Australian archbishop who was the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be charged with covering up child sex abuse was convicted on Tuesday and faces a potential two years in prison.

Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

An Australian archbishop who was the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be charged with covering up child sex abuse was convicted on Tuesday and faces a potential two years in prison.

Magistrate Robert Stone handed down the verdict against Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson in Newcastle Local Court, north of Sydney, following a magistrate-only trial.

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