The highest-ranking cleric to
be accused of covering up paedophile priestly sex abuse,
Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, has filed to be spared trial
because he is mentally unfit.
A court-appointed psychiatrist will now examine Wilson, 67,
who was fitted with a pacemaker 10 days ago and was unable to
attend today's session of a court in Newcastle.
In what could be a landmark case, Wilson faces up to two
years in jail for "covering up a serious actionable crime".
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