Updated: Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell leaves Australian jail after sex offences acquittal
Last updated 6pmMelbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Tuesday acquitted former Vatican treasurer George Pell of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, allowing the 78-year-old cardinal to walk free from jail. The High Court ordered Pell’s convictions be quashed and verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place, ending the most high profile […]
Australian court to rule on ex-Vatican treasurer’s sex offences appeal on 7th April
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell will learn on 7th April whether he can walk free from jail, when Australia’s highest court hands down its judgement on his appeal against historical child sex offences. The decision will likely bring to an end the long-running prosecution of the cardinal for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in […]
Australian court defers sex offence appeal by ex-Vatican treasurer Pell
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court on Thursday deferred ruling on an appeal to overturn the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s. After two days of legal arguments, the High Court of Australia said it was still considering whether to allow the appeal, the last avenue […]
Australian court hears final appeal by ex-Vatican treasurer Pell
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court began hearing the final bid on Wednesday by former Vatican treasurer George Pell to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Cardinal Pell, 78, began serving a six-year prison sentence a year ago, becoming the highest ranking Catholic clergyman […]
Australian court to hear ex-Vatican treasurer’s final appeal on sex offences
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court will hear a final bid on 11th March by former Vatican treasurer George Pell to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys in the 1990s when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Pell, 78, is in jail serving a six-year sentence which began a year ago after he […]
Pope names new economic chief to succeed disgraced cardinal
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Thursday named the Vatican’s new economy minister to succeed Cardinal George Pell, who is appealing a conviction in his native Australia for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys. The post, formally known as Prefect for the Secretariat of the Economy, has been vacant since Pell took leave of absence in […]
Updated: Australian High Court set to hear ex-Vatican treasurer’s sex offences appeal
Last updated 8:45pmMelbourne, AustraliaReuters Catholic Cardinal George Pell will have one last chance to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys after the Australian High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the former Vatican treasurer’s appeal. Pell, 78, the most senior Catholic official worldwide to be jailed for child sex offences, is […]
Australian court to rule on Wednesday on appeal by Vatican’s former treasurer
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s High Court will rule on Wednesday whether to allow a final bid by Vatican former treasurer George Pell to overturn his convictions for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the late 1990s. Pell, the highest ranking Catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offences, was jailed in March for six years, […]
Australian prosecutors argue no grounds for ex-Vatican treasurer’s final sex crimes appeal
MelbourneReuters Prosecutors have urged Australia’s High Court to refuse to hear a final appeal by former Vatican treasurer George Pell against his convictions for sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in the late 1990s. In opposing arguments put by Pell’s lawyers to Australia’s highest court, prosecutors said there was no error in the approach taken by […]
Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell makes final appeal to overturn sex offence convictions
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Lawyers for former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday filed an appeal to Australia’s High Court in a final bid to overturn his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys, the High Court said. Pell is seeking leave to appeal the state of Victoria’s Court of Appeal ruling which upheld his […]