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Australian archbishop asks court to dismiss criminal case for failure to report abuse
April 09, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: Lawyers for Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide has asked an Australian court to throw out criminal charges against the prelate for an alleged failure to report sexual abuse. The lawyers argued that prosecutors have failed to present solid evidence that a criminal offense was committed in the case, which stems from an incident in the 1970s.
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