Australia: arrest of bishop accused of rape and sexual assault. Bishop Emeritus Christopher Alan Saunders faces 14 counts of unlawful and indecent assault and two counts of sexual penetration without consent - a legal term for rape.
Aged 74, the prelate who is due to appear in court on Thursday, was also charged with three counts of "violating the modesty of a child" aged 16 to 18. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, described the accusations as "deeply upsetting"