Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM · 1 min read

A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing a fellow bishop to justice on charges he sexually abused young Indigenous men. But Archbishop Timothy Costelloe defended the church’s decision to let police take the lead in…