Two men have come forward in public, claiming Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, sexually abused them at a Victorian swimming pool in the 1970s. The men's allegations have been aired on the ABC's 7.30 program.7.30 says a special police task force has been looking into allegations of multiple complaints against the Cardinal for more than a year. However, the allegations have not been tested in any court to date, and the Cardinal remains entitled to the presumption of innocence. More on this story by Odysseas Kripotos and Stergos Kastelloriou.
Two men have come forward in public, claiming Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, sexually abused them at a Victorian swimming pool in the 1970s. The men's allegations have been aired on the ABC's 7.30 program.7.30 says a special police task force has been looking into allegations of multiple complaints against the Cardinal for more than a year. However, the allegations have not been tested in any court to date, and the Cardinal remains entitled to the presumption of innocence. More on this story by Odysseas Kripotos and Stergos Kastelloriou.