AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Cooper Tom Cowie Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
Cardinal George Pell has arrived at a Melbourne court to make his first appearance as the highest-ranking Catholic official to be charged with sexual abuse.
One of the most powerful people in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Pell, made the short trip from his lawyers’ offices on Lonsdale Street to Melbourne Magistrates Court just before 9am on Tuesday.
The 76-year-old has taken leave from his position as Vatican treasurer to return to Australia to fight historical sexual offence charges involving multiple complainants. Details of the charges are yet to be revealed.
Cardinal Pell was shepherded into court by a group of police officers through a crush of camera operators, reporters and photographers from across the country and the world.
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