AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
Catholic Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson moves to stop criminal case over sexual abuse by colleague
AAP
Adelaide’s Catholic Archbishop is attempting to permanently halt criminal proceedings against him for allegedly concealing a colleague’s sexual abuse of a young boy.
Archbishop Philip Wilson was charged in March with concealing information about the 1971 sex assault of a 10-year-old boy by pedophile priest James Fletcher in the NSW town of Maitland.
The 64-year-old, who has pleaded not guilty, applied on Friday for a permanent stay of the proceedings against him when his matter came before Newcastle Local Court.
Both parties are expected to argue the application at a hearing in the local court in December.
Police allege Wilson became aware of the abuse between 2004 and 2006 when both men worked in the Maitland Diocese, in the NSW Hunter region.
They claim he concealed the information.
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