by Terri M. Kelleher
On Tuesday April 7, the High Court allowed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his convictions on five counts of child sexual abuse. The High Court unanimously, 7–0, ordered the convictions be quashed and judgements of acquittal be entered in their place.
Does this mean that Cardinal Pell got off on a legal technicality? By no means.
It is a foundation stone of the rule of law in our legal system that a person is innocent until proven guilty. A prosecutor must…
