AUSTRALIA
The Age
November 15, 2012
Steve Butcher
LAWYERS acting for Cardinal George Pell have applied to a Melbourne judge to inspect a court file from a trial of convicted paedophile and Catholic brother Robert Charles Best.
It is believed the material sought includes a transcript of evidence by one of Best’s victims who has recently alleged Cardinal Pell was present when the boy complained of being raped by Best.
Cardinal Pell has described the victim’s claim as ”irresponsible, untrue” and said that they were ”absolutely denied”.
The Archbishop of Sydney has said he was not in Ballarat in 1969 when the boy was raped and was not appointed to the diocese until 1973.
It is believed that the victim, during his trial evidence, did not raise the allegation about Cardinal Pell and that he was unsure who had been there.
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