Cardinal George Pell arrives at Melbourne County Court in February. They will argue the evidence presented by the prosecution at trial should have cleared Pell of wrongdoing. "This evidence constituted a catalogue of at least 13 solid obstacles in the path of a conviction," the submissions said. Prosecutors have countered each of the defence claims arguing evidence showed the offending was possible, and hit back at the claims against Mr Gibson's closing address was "without merit". Pell was sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison in March.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 05, 2019 01:30 UTC