The Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, has been declared fit to stand trial on a charge of concealing child sex abuse.
Newcastle Local Court today heard that the 67-year-old underwent a neuropsychological assessment which found “some degree of cognitive impairment”, but he was overall fit to stand trial.
Wilson is accused of failing to report the sexual assault of a boy in the Hunter by paedophile priest James Fletcher in the 1970s.
The trial is due to begin at 2pm to give Wilson time to travel from Adelaide to Newcastle.
ADELAIDE ARCHBISHOP DECLARED FIT TO STAND TRIAL
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