Cardinal George Pell, whose sex abuse convictions were overturned, dies at 81
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Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse and spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia only to have his convictions overturned.
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An adviser to Pope Francis and a prominent figure in Australia, Cardinal Pell went to prison on charges of abusing two boys in the 1990s, but a higher court later acquitted him.
Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse and spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia only to have his convictions overturned.
Cardinal George Pell, the former head of finances for the Vatican who later served more than a year in an Australian prison on sex abuse charges that were later quashed, died Tuesday night in a Rome hospital, the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney confirmed.
Even after his acquittal on sex abuse charges in Australia, Pell's reputation remained tarnished by the scandal and his handling of other priests who abused children.
By Hilary Whiteman, Valentina Di Donato and Tara John, CNN Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official to be convicted of child sex abuse before the ruling was overturned in 2020, has died, according to his secretary. He was 81.
Cardinal George Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died in Rome at age 81.
ROME (AP) -- Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia on child
Cardinal George Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died in Rome at age 81.
Australian Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative and former top Vatican official who in 2020 was acquitted of sexual abuse allegations, died on Tuesday at the age of 81, his private…
The sexual assault conviction of the Australian cleric, who was a top adviser to Pope Francis, was overturned after he spent more than a year in prison.
Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who had sex abuse convictions overturned, has died. The 81-year-old Australian died Tuesday after suffering heart complications from hip surgery.
A leading Australian Catholic and close advisor to Pope Francis, the cardinal had participated in the funeral of his friend, Pope Benedict XVI, just last week.
Cardinal George Pell, who had served as Pope Francis' financial adviser, has died at the age of 81. He suffered fatal heart complications after undergoing hip surgery.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pell was praised for his forceful efforts to reform Vatican finances, but his life and career were marred in recent years due to sexual abuse allegations in his native Australia.
Cardinal George Pell, a powerful Roman Catholic figure who died at the age of 81, leaves a legacy forever marked by a paedophilia conviction that was later overturned.
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