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The Pell ruling: imperfect, but if you want moral police and moral courts try Iran

9 April 2020

2:55 PM

9 April 2020

2:55 PM

On Tuesday, the High Court of Australia unanimously granted Cardinal George Pell leave to appeal to the High Court and then proceeded to quash a number of convictions against him for child sexual abuse.

The basis of their ruling was that a jury, acting rationally, ought to have entertained reasonable doubt as to Pell’s guilt in relation to the offences involved in both alleged incidents.

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