AUSTRALIA
The Guardian
April 13, 2020
By Melissa Davey
News Corp says acquitted cardinal faces new claims over alleged incident in the 1970s when he was a priest in Ballarat
Cardinal George Pell is being investigated by police over a new allegation of child sexual abuse, according to News Corp reports.
Pell was released from jail last Tuesday after the high court acquitted him on five historical child sexual abuse charges. Pell, 78, spent more than 400 days in jail after being convicted by a jury in December 2018. The high court acquitted Pell after finding the jury should have held a reasonable doubt as to his guilt.
Pell has given an exclusive interview to his longtime friend and supporter from Sky News, Andrew Bolt, which is due to air on Tuesday night.
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