George Pell to be quizzed on abuse defence

By Dan Box
Australian
February 20, 2014

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/george-pell-to-be-quizzed-on-abuse-defence/story-fngburq5-1226832118589#

DAN BOX THE AUSTRALIAN FEBRUARY 20, 2014

CARDINAL George Pell will give evidence to a royal commission hearing next month into the so-called “Ellis defence”, a legal ruling that forms the cornerstone of the Catholic Church’s response to claims of child sexual abuse.

The country’s most senior Catholic cleric and leader of the Archdiocese of Sydney will be examined on his role as a defendant in the 2006 case, which legal experts believe has saved the church millions of dollars in subsequent claims.