At least 67 Aborginal boys and young men may have been subjected to sexual abuse or grooming by the former Broome Bishop, the Vatican probe details in a 200-page report.
The former Bishop from Broome spent decades serving the church before stepping down from his duties in 2020.A Vatican investigation has reportedly found a longstanding Catholic bishop of Broome sexually assaulted four Aboriginal boys and young men and groomed dozens more.
The 200-page Vos Estis Lux Mundi investigation, the first in Australia, identified 67 Aboriginal boys and young men who may have been subjected to sexual assault or grooming by the bishop. He said the church's investigation was overseen by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge and entrusted to an experienced and independent specialist investigations organisation.
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