FILE PHOTO - Catholic Cardinal George Pell is seen leaving the County Court in Melbourne, Australia, February 26. 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Charges against dozens of journalists and publishers in Australia over the reporting of Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction will have a chilling effect on future news reporting if they are found guilty of breaching a suppression order, a lawyer defending the press told a court on Monday.
Prosecutors in the southern state of Victoria have accused 23 journalists and 13 news outlets of aiding and abetting contempt of court by overseas media and breaching suppression orders aimed at ensuring Pell a fair trial.
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