The High Court of Australia found that “the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof”.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
Since we love linking random shit, he was not guilty otherwise they would have kept him in there.
Whilst I didn’t start this Pell tangent, I stand on the fact that George got off on a technicality because his club had unlimited resources.
While the Australian legal system strives to provide fair trials for all individuals, the disparity in resources can lead to differences in the level of legal scrutiny and representation between high-profile cases like Pell’s and those involving ordinary citizens. In Pell’s case, the combination of financial resources, the best lawyers, and probably his profile, contributed to the comprehensive review by the High Court.
Whilst a jury of his peers and the the majority bench on appeal found him guilty, the High Court conceded that the Crown failed to vigorously
disprove his defence. This is why the High Court held that the jury should not have made a finding of beyond reasonable doubt. I wonder how people in jail would like a similar scrutiny of their cases on such a granular level ? Makes me wonder how many historical allegations would actually stand up.
Without sitting on the fence, Pell died surrounded by a litany of allegations that involved himself personally and his involvement in the protection of others. Do you think he died with clean hands ?