(UTV|COLOMBO) – A former Catholic Archbishop will serve a maximum 12-month sentence in home detention for concealing child sexual abuse, an Australian Court has ruled.
The decision means Philip Wilson, who resigned as Archbishop of Adelaide after his conviction, will avoid jail.
Wilson, 67, is the world’s most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up sexual abuse.
His lawyers said they would lodge an appeal on Tuesday (14).
A Magistrate said Wilson would commence his sentence immediately at a relative’s home, where he would be monitored by a tracking device. He will be eligible for parole after six-months.
As he left Court on Tuesday, Wilson did not respond to an abuse survivor who confronted him to demand an apology.
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