AUSTRALIA
The Australian
July 24, 2017
JOHN FERGUSON
Victorian EditorMelbourne
@fergusonjw
Cardinal George Pell will appear in person in a Melbourne court this week for a filing hearing on historical sexual abuse charges.
Cardinal Pell, who does not have to appear, has decided to travel to Melbourne to appear on Wednesday before a magistrate in a case that will attract world interest.
The appearance will come after months of speculation about whether or not he would appear or, indeed, whether he would leave Rome.
The appearance has created a logistical nightmare for court officials with what is expected to be unprecedented interest.
Cardinal Pell stressed last month that he is innocent of charges of historical sex abuse and that he had taken leave from his Vatican post to fight what were multiple charges allegedly committed against multiple people.
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