An Australian inquiry found former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sex abuse by at least two priests in the 1970's and 80s, but he failed to take steps against them
MELBOURNE - An Australian government-appointed inquiry into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church and other institutions found former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sex abuse by at least two priests in the 1970’s and 1980s and failed to take steps to get the priests removed.
The Commission did not look into specific abuse allegations against Pell, but focused on whether he and other church leaders in Australia were aware of thousands of incidents of abuse dating from the 1970s and what they did to address those issues over the next three decades. Pell, who is now living in Sydney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment through his spokeswoman. He has previously denied allegations he was aware of sexual abuse in the church and failed to act.
The long awaited findings on Pell will now be studied by Victoria Police to assess whether any further investigations into abuse within the church are warranted. “At this time it would not be appropriate to comment further about any possible action,” a police spokeswoman said in an emailed comment.Baker, who was sentenced in 1999 to four years’ jail for child sex offences, was allowed to serve as a priest until 1997, even though there were complaints about him for years. He died in 2014.
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