Judges grill prosecutor over Pell conviction

Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

Mar 12, 2020 – 1.35pm

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historic child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.

George Pell's bid for freedom now lies with the High Court's seven justices, who took a sceptical line of questioning over key elements of the prosecution's case against him.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com