George Pell faces new legal battle after being named in lawsuit

NEW SOUTH WALES (AUSTRALIA)
The Australian

June 7, 2019

By Tessa Akerman

Cardinal George Pell could be on trial again next year, this time on civil claims that he knew former Christian Brother Ted Bales was sexually abusing children and did nothing to protect potential victims.

A man who was abused by Bales, formerly known as Edward Dowlan, has brought the suit against Pell, the Catholic Education Commission, Ballarat Bishop Paul Bird and Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli.

The man was abused by Bales at Cathedral College in East Melbourne in the early 1980s.

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