VATICAN CITY
7 News
February 20, 2016
Vatican City (AFP) – Vatican finance chief George Pell on Friday dismissed as baseless accusations that he had abused children during his time as a priest which are reportedly being investigated by Australian police.
“The allegations are without foundation and utterly false,” a statement issued by Pell’s office in Rome said after the Sydney-based Herald Sun newspaper reported that police in the state of Victoria have been investigating Pell for the last year over the accusations.
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