by Lou Collins
in News
Comments Off on Australian Cardinal Pell, top Vatican official, found guilty of sexual abuse
MELBOURNE/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of child sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys.
The
verdict was made public on Tuesday following the lifting of a court
suppression order on the trial, after a second abuse case against Pell —
the most senior Catholic clergyman worldwide to be convicted for child
sex offences — was dropped by the prosecution.
Pell’s lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict, which embarrassed the Vatican because it became public just two days after a major conference on preventing sex abuse. He had pleaded not guilty to all five charges.
Read more here
by Lou Collins
in News
Comments Off on Survivor of alleged elite paedophile ring including former prime minister speaks out
A WOMAN claiming to be the victim of a “VIP paedophile ring”, which involved three former prime ministers, has alleged she was prostituted to “paedophile parties” at Parliament House in Canberra.
Speaking to media in Sydney, Fiona Barnett detailed her alleged abuse by the alleged elite paedophile ring 40 years ago.
The 45-year-old said she was abused by the ring, which included high-ranking politicians, police and members of the judiciary, at the age of five and claimed there were thousands of other victims.
“My experiences were horrific beyond words,” she said. “But the way I’ve been treated for reporting the crimes I witnessed and experienced has been far worse than my original abuse experiences.”
Read more http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/survivor-of-alleged-elite-paedophile-ring-including-former-prime-minister-speaks-out/story-fnihslxi-1227579834065?from=public_rss&utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=CourierMail&utm_medium=Twitter
