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| Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges | Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges |
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| Pell flies in from the Vatican to face charges in Melbourne, having said he is looking forward to clearing his name | |
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| Sun 9 Jul 2017 22.01 BST | |
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| Cardinal George Pell has returned to Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month. | Cardinal George Pell has returned to Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month. |
| The 76-year-old was pictured early on Monday morning leaving Sydney airport after flying in from the Vatican via Singapore. | The 76-year-old was pictured early on Monday morning leaving Sydney airport after flying in from the Vatican via Singapore. |
| On 30 June Victoria police charged the cardinal, a former Melbourne and Sydney archbishop and Ballarat priest, with multiple sexual offences. | On 30 June Victoria police charged the cardinal, a former Melbourne and Sydney archbishop and Ballarat priest, with multiple sexual offences. |
| Australia’s most senior Catholic insists he is innocent and has said he is looking forward to fighting the charges in court. | Australia’s most senior Catholic insists he is innocent and has said he is looking forward to fighting the charges in court. |
| The cardinal, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has taken leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial chief to fight the charges. | The cardinal, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has taken leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial chief to fight the charges. |
| He told reporters in Rome in June that the laying of charges had strengthened his resolve to prove his innocence. | He told reporters in Rome in June that the laying of charges had strengthened his resolve to prove his innocence. |
| “There has been relentless character assassination,” he told reporters in Rome after the charges were laid. “I’m looking forward, finally, to having my day in court. | “There has been relentless character assassination,” he told reporters in Rome after the charges were laid. “I’m looking forward, finally, to having my day in court. |
| “I’m innocent of these charges. They are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.” | “I’m innocent of these charges. They are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.” |
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