A Current Affair George Pell Acquitted (Season 41, Episode 73)
TV Episode | 30 min | News

A Current Affair

George Pell Acquitted (Season 41, Episode 73)

TV Episode | 30 min | News

Cardinal George Pell, the former financial controller of the Vatican, has been freed from gaol and had his convictions overturned following a two-year legal battle. The high court in a unanimous verdict, found that the jury, ought to have ...See moreCardinal George Pell, the former financial controller of the Vatican, has been freed from gaol and had his convictions overturned following a two-year legal battle. The high court in a unanimous verdict, found that the jury, ought to have entertained the possibility that an innocent person had been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof with respect to each of the offences for which he was charged with, and ordered that the convictions be quashed and that verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place. Pell has always maintained his innocence. See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Tracy Grimshaw Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Flying Doctors (1986)
Simon Bouda Self - Crime Editor Self - Crime Editor See fewer	Heroes' Mountain (2002)
Tony Abbott Self Self See fewer	Abbott & Credlin (2023)
Peter Comensoli Self - Archbishop of Melbourne Self - Archbishop of Melbourne See fewer	A Current Affair (1971)
John Howard Self - Former Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - Former Prime Minister (archive footage) See fewer	Telethon (1968)
Christopher Lamb Self - Rome Correspondent, The Tablet Self - Rome Correspondent, The Tablet See fewer	A Current Affair (1971)
George Pell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	In Bob We Trust (2013)
Peter Hollingworth Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Landline (1991)