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A long-term friend of Cardinal George Pell has defended him over claims he allegedly tried to bribe a victim of sexual abuse.
Lawyer and professor Greg Craven told Neil Mitchell Cardinal Pell has a long history of “co-operation and compliance”, as the royal commission into child sex abuse claims in the Catholic church enters its third day.
In a explosive day at the royal commission, victim David Ridsdale alleged Cardinal Pell tried to bribe him to keep quiet about the abuse by his uncle, convicted sex offender Gerald Ridsdale.
But Professor Craven, from the Catholic church’s Truth, Justice Healing Council said Cardinal Pell has already addressed and denied the allegations.
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