AUSTRALIA
Daily Mail Australia
April 7, 2020
By Nic White
– Cardinal George Pell had his convictions for sexually assaulting boys quashed
– He still faces at least 10 potential civil lawsuits after he walked free from jail
– One is already filed alleging he did nothing to stop another priest abusing a boy
– Father of one of the choirboys in the quashed conviction case also plans to sue
– He blames Pell for his son’s drug addiction that led to heroin overdose in 2014
Cardinal George Pell’s legal woes are far from over even after he walked from prison a free man with his child sexual abuse convictions overturned.
Australia’s most senior Catholic faces at least 10 potential civil lawsuits claiming he either molested other boys or covered up abuse by fellow priests.
One claim was filed in the Victorian Supreme Court last year by a victim of notorious paedophile priest Edward ‘Ted’ Dowlan, alleging Pell did nothing to protect him.
Melbourne lawyer Vivian Waller is handling eight other civil cases against the 78-year-old clergyman and more are expected from other complainants.
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