SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)
The Daily Mail
April 13, 2020
By Charlie Coe and Zoe Zaczek
– George Pell reportedly under investigation over allegations by new accuser
– He was released from prison just last week after child sex convictions quashed
– New accusations – which police have not contacted Pell about – date to 1970s
– Man who now works in a professional role understood to have made accusation
Cardinal George Pell is reportedly under police investigation after a new accuser came forward with fresh allegations of child abuse.
A week on from his successful High Court appeal against child sex convictions, reports said Victoria Police had been investigating a separate accusation against Pell, 78.
Police are yet to approach Pell or his legal team over the fresh allegation – which is understood to date back to the 1970s, according to the Herald Sun.
A man who now works in a professional role reportedly made the accusation.
A spokeswoman for the cardinal said on Monday night: ‘In any police matter there should be due process through the proper channels.’
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest the new allegations are true – only that police are reportedly investigating.
Cardinal Pell was not told of the fresh investigation until Monday, the paper reported.
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