AUSTRALIA
7 News
ABC
November 23, 2012
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has been accused of trying to do the job of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child abuse, as he seeks access to court material.
Cardinal George Pell has applied to the court for material about the case of a boy raped by Christian Brother Robert Best.
It comes after submissions to the parliamentary inquiry heard he was present when the boy detailed what had happened to him to another priest.
Cardinal Pell maintains he was overseas at the time the boy detailed the abuse.
On Friday, lawyers for Best’s victim opposed the court releasing material about the case.
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