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Cardinal George Pell to walk free from Australian jail after winning appeal
The verdict is a major victory for 78-year-old Cardinal George Pell , who had steadfastly maintained his innocence.
Updated on: Apr 7, 2020, 06:08:12 IST
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Cardinal George Pell will walk free from jail after winning a long-running battle to overturn his child sex abuse convictions in Australia’s High Court on Tuesday.
The 78-year-old was acquitted on all five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s, when the court overturned earlier decisions of a jury and lower appeals court.
The verdict is a major victory for Pell, who had steadfastly maintained his innocence.
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