FIRST SIGHT OF PELL: George Pell has left Victoria's Barwon Prison after his sexual abuse conviction was quashed in the High Court.
George Pell has left Victoria's Barwon Prison after his sexual abuse conviction was overturned unanimously in the High Court.
Mr Pell spent 405 days in jail after an initial ruling found him guilty in 2018. Cardinal Pell said he held “no ill will toward my accuser” adding “I don’t want my acquittal to add to the hurt and bitterness so many feel; there is certainly hurt and bitterness enough”. Image: Supplied
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