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76-year-old Cardinal George Pell entered a plea of not guilty at Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday in the first hearing of the case of multiple historical sexual abuse offences against him. Media, protesters and some supporters crowded outside the courthouse, with many waving different signs decrying sexual abuse allegedly committed by Catholic clergy. The magistrate ordered the prosecution serve a brief of evidence by September 8, 2017 and Pell to return ot the court for a committal mention on October 6.
Convicted paedophile cardinal George Pell has an appeal against his child sex abuse charges rejected by an Australian court. Once the Vatican's third-ranking official, 78-year-old Pell was sentenced this year to six years in jail for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys at a Melbourne cathedral in the 1990s. SOUNDBITE
Cardinal George Pell arrives at an Australian court. The third-ranking official in the Vatican, has been found guilty of child sex crimes in Australia, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted for child sexual abuse. IMAGES
Former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar attended a court hearing in Lansing, Michigan on Monday after admitting to sexually assaulting minors. Gymnasts and other young women took to the podium to deliver statements to the disgraced doctor. The former doctor admitted to sexually assaulting underage girls under the guise of providing medical treatment after over 140 women accused him. Three executives from USA gymnastics board resigned on Monday following Nassar's trial.
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asks a judge to overturn his child-sex abuse conviction. Subtitled Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Pope Francis says he has met with victims of clergy sex abuse and vows to hold responsible all those involved in abuse and cover-ups. Gavino Garay reports.
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