Cardinal George Pell will be walking free from prison in time for Easter after Australia’s highest court quashed his child sexual abuse convictions. WATCH: George Pell jeered as he leaves court after losing his appeal in 2019 Less than a month after the High Court of Australia heard arguments from Pell’s lawyers and Victorian prosecutors, a unanimous decision was handed down by a full bench.
The public gallery, which can seat up to 16 people, only contained three journalists to hear Chief Justice Kiefel deliver the ruling at 10:00am on Tuesday morning due to strict physical-distancing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.