AUSTRALIA
ABC News
The head of Victoria Police has indicated a decision is likely in the next few weeks on whether to charge Catholic Cardinal George Pell in relation to sexual abuse allegations dating back to the late 1970s.
Police confirmed on Wednesday they had received advice from Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions [DPP] and were considering whether to lay charges.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said a decision would be made on the basis of the evidence and the likelihood of conviction.
“They’re the litmus tests here and that’s the decision that needs to be taken now,” Commissioner Ashton said.
“It doesn’t need to be too long from now if we’ve got advice back.
“Generally the process from here, on cases of this nature, are generally done fairly quickly within a case of a few weeks.”
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