AUSTRALIA
news.com.au
MAY 25, 2017
Australian Associated Press
A decision on whether or not to charge Cardinal George Pell over historical child sexual assault allegations is imminent, Victoria’s police chief says.
Detectives are reviewing final advice from the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions about the allegations, which Cardinal Pell has repeatedly denied.
Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton says a decision is “not too far off”.
“The decision is imminent on that,” Mr Ashton said during a regular appearance on Fairfax Radio on Thursday.
Mr Ashton said the DPP advice was being reviewed by the lead detective and officer in charge of the Sano taskforce, which investigates allegations arising from a Victorian parliamentary inquiry and the royal commission into institutional child sexual abuse.
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