A man alleging he was sexually abused in the 1970s by disgraced cardinal George Pell has filed a lawsuit against him and others in Victoria's Supreme Court
A man who says he was molested by George Pell as a boy in the 1970s hasThe 50-year-old alleges he was a victim of physical and sexual abuse while in care at Ballarat's St Joseph's Boys Home between February 1974 and 1978.
Cardinal George Pell arrives in court ahead of his conviction for molestation of two choirboys. He's now facing a civil case over another matter.The civil suit names Pell, the trustees of the Sisters of Nazareth , the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and State of Victoria.He was originally a complainant in a second County Court trial against Pell, dropped by prosecutors over a lack of evidence last year.
"It took a lot of courage and soul searching to be prepared to tell my story, accusing one of the most senior Catholics in the world of serious criminal offences and eventually I was resigned to having my day in court," the man said, adding that not being able to had left him feeling empty. The suit names names Pell, the trustees of the Sisters of Nazareth , the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and State of Victoria.In a statement of claim, he alleged Pell sexually abused him three or four times in a swimming pool at the home.
Pell was found guilty in December of sexually abusing two boys at St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne in 1996.
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