Australian court to rule on ex-Vatican treasurer Pell's child sex offence appeal next week


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  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Vatican Treasurer Cardinal George Pell is surrounded by Australian police as he leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Australia, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Dadswell

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court will rule on the appeal of jailed former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell's child sex convictions next week, the court said on Thursday.

The decision by three judges will be delivered in Melbourne at 9:30 am on Aug. 21 (2330 GMT Aug. 20). Supreme Court of Victoria Chief Justice Anne Ferguson will read out a summary of the court's conclusion, which will be live-streamed, the court said.

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