CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
BBC News
March 12, 2020
Australia’s top court has reserved its ruling on whether Cardinal George Pell’s bid to quash his sexual abuse convictions has been successful.
The ex-Vatican treasurer is serving a six-year jail sentence after a jury found he abused two boys in a Melbourne cathedral in the 1990s.
He is the most senior Catholic globally to be jailed for such crimes, but maintains his innocence.
Pell has challenged the verdict in the High Court of Australia.
During hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, defence and prosecution teams sparred over whether the jury had fairly considered all evidence.
The seven appeal judges then reserved their decision until a later date. They did not specify when.
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