
Father’s Civil Claim Against Cardinal Pell and Australian Archdiocese to Go Forward
Australia’s High Court unanimously overturned Cardinal Pell’s conviction for alleged sexual abuse on April 7, 2020.
Australia’s High Court unanimously overturned Cardinal Pell’s conviction for alleged sexual abuse on April 7, 2020.
The father is seeking compensation in a civil case against the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and the 81-year-old Cardinal Pell, who served as archbishop of Melbourne from 1996 to 2001.
Cardinlal Pell's attorneys are expected to argue before the High Court that his conviction should have been overturned because it was based upon uncorroborated testimony of only one complainant.
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