For months, journalists in Australia were not allowed to report one of the biggest stories in the world. this is why.
Cardinal George Pell has been convicted of multiple child sex offences. Picture: James Ross/AAP Source:AAP Pell faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing that begins on Wednesday. However, lawyers for Pell said an appeal had been lodged against his conviction. “Cardinal George Pell has always maintained his innocence and continues to do so,” a statement released by Paul Galbally, Galbally & O’Bryan Lawyers said.
Pell, now 77 but 55 at the time, had just been named the most senior Catholic in Melbourne. The jury also found Pell guilty of indecently assaulting one of the boys in a corridor more than a month later. The jury of eight men and four women were urged not to punish Pell for all the failings of the Catholic Church. “You must not scapegoat Cardinal Pell,” Kidd told the jury.
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