Australian High Court quashes Cardinal Pell’s conviction on sex offenses

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Australia’s highest court on Tuesday overturned former Vatican treasurer George Pell’s conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, allowing the 78-year-old cardinal to walk free from jail. In a unanimous ruling, the High Court found that the jury in Cardinal Pell’s trial “ought to have entertained a doubt” as to his guilt. […]

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