Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell will continue fighting for his child sex offences to be thrown out
Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell will continue fighting for his child sex offences to be thrown out
12 March 2020
Once Australia's most powerful Catholic, Pell is serving a six year sentence for sexually abusing two choir boys in 1996.
His bid to appeal his conviction has reached Australia's highest court -- where seven judges began hearing evidence in Canberra yesterday.
Pell's lawyer Bret Walker claims there'd been a 'reversal of onus' in his client's trial -- where Pell was expected to prove the offending didn't happen -- instead of prosecutors proving the crimes were committed beyond reasonable doubt.
The hearing continues today.
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