Strong strategies to take to appeal
If George Pell’s silence at trial put him at a disadvantage, that will not be the case this time.
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Howard offers backing for Pell
John Howard has spoken for the first time since he gave a post-conviction character reference to “dedicated” George Pell.
In Richter we trust
Many consider Robert Richter to be the finest criminal lawyer of his generation but the battle to clear George Pell’s name was as difficult as any in his career.
Order of Australia stays until all avenues of appeal exhausted
All legal avenues for appeal will need to be exhausted before George Pell is stripped of his Order of Australia.
Pell verdict devastating: Abbott
Tony Abbott called George Pell after it emerged publicly that the cardinal had been convicted of sexually abusing choirboys.
Peterson, Pell highlight divide
This week we have seen society’s divide highlighted in a non-consequential episode and a deadly serious one.
Archbishop stands by his friend
The Archbishop of Melbourne is standing by his friend George Pell after the former cardinal was convicted of child sex abuse.
Bail revoked: Pell taken to cells
George Pell is behind bars after his bail was revoked. Pell bowed to the judge before being delivered to the court cells.
Real story behind Pell shadow
The real story isn’t that George Pell is behind bars. It is that children were not valued, protected or believed, writes Jack.
What happens to Pell next
The cardinal will be one of Victoria’s most vulnerable inmates after he is remanded in custody, forcing authorities to isolate him.
Trial secrecy condemned
The George Pell trial should not have been kept secret, says the Law Council of Australia, pushing for a review of suppression laws.
Defence case: verdict ‘unsafe’
Cardinal George Pell’s lawyers will attempt to convince the Court of Appeal that the jury’s verdict was unsafe or unreasonable.
A case in which justice never had a fair chance
ABC and former Fairfax journalists spent years seeking to ensure George Pell was in the dock as an ogre, not a defendant.
‘Someone we should have feared’
This is an edited extract of the victim’s statement yesterday.
The ultimate cardinal sin
It was in the most holy of places that George Pell was found to have committed a sex attack on two 13-year-old choirboys.
Gag order was ignored overseas
More than 140 international news stories about George Pell’s verdict were published within 24 hours of his conviction last year.
Guilty in the dry eyes of the faithful
The list of paedophile priests uncovered in recent years means many Catholics are scared to leave their kids alone with one.
Truth can now be told
The guilty verdicts will open the way for heavily redacted sections of the child abuse royal commission to be released.
Pell removed as Vatican finance chief
The Vatican confirms George Pell is no longer finance chief after a jury found he molested choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996.
Shame, depression curse victim
The former choirboy raped by George Pell has suffered a life of depression and guilt.
Abuse claims ‘rubbish’
George Pell told investigating police that there would have been no opportunity to abuse boys in the ways it was alleged.
Result, but still no victim care
Andrew Collins has been a driving force behind making George Pell and the Catholic hierarchy accountable for wrongdoing.
Result the church never expected
George Pell, the religious and ideological warrior, lost the battle of legal credibility with his cathedral accuser.
Home town stands divided now a pedestal has fallen
George Pell’s home town of Ballarat is split over his guilty verdict, with some still angry over dropped charges.
DPP drops pool assaults case
George Pell’s trial on charges he sexually assaulted boys at a swimming pool in the late 1970s has collapsed.
Victims praised, church caned
Scott Morrison is “deeply shocked at the crimes of which George Pell has been convicted”, while Bill Shorten says the church failed to properly address abuse.
Ruling ‘shakes’ Catholic leaders
Two of Australia’s most powerful Catholics have expressed their shock at George Pell’s rape and molestation convictions.
Vatican responds to Pell verdict
Vatican spokesman says “painful” news of Pell’s conviction has shocked many, but adds that he has “the right to defend himself”.
Father of dead Pell victim to sue
The father of a sex abuse victim who died of a heroin overdose says his son’s abuser, Cardinal George Pell, has “blood on his hands”.
Pell faces jail time as sentencing looms
Cardinal George Pell may be remanded in custody tomorrow after the senior Catholic cleric was found guilty of abusing two choirboys.
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