Cardinal George Pell accused of sexually abusing two choirboys, book claims
Source: The Guardian
Cardinal George Pell accused of sexually abusing two choirboys, book claims
Vaticans financial chief, who has always denied wrongdoing, faces
fresh allegations of abuse, relating to his time as archbishop of
Melbourne
David Marr
Saturday 13 May 2017 11.12 BST
New allegations of child abuse are being levelled against Cardinal George Pell, the Vaticans financial chief and the most senior figure in the Australian Catholic church.
Fairfax Media has reported claims contained in a new book, Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell, that he sexually abused two choirboys at St Patricks cathedral after becoming archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s.
The author Louise Milligan first flagged these claims on the ABCs 7.30 Report in July last year. But according to Fairfax Milligans book, to be released on Monday, contains details of the accusations that have not been made public before.
After the 7.30 Report Pell accused the ABC of conducting a scandalous smear campaign.
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