MELBOURNE - Australian prosecutors are seeking jail and fines for dozens of journalists and media outlets for alleged contempt of court over their coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse trial last year, a court summons showed on Tuesday.
The court has set April 15 for a first hearing on the application. The summons included 23 journalists and 13 news outlets. No foreign media or journalists were named. In February, Judge Peter Kidd sentenced Pell to six years jail. Pell is the most senior Catholic worldwide to have been convicted for child sex abuse.
Journalists summoned for contempt of court include reporters from Nine Entertainment Co, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Macquarie Media, and several News Corp publications. “Nine and the named employees deny the allegations but as the matter is now before the courts, Nine will not comment further at this time,” a Nine spokeswoman said.
This is pretty damning. We’re gonna parade Michael Jackson around while this is going on by the 3 dude at the Vatican. Imagine another headline: 2 Joint Chiefs of Staff found out to be Russian spies (probably nothing). We won’t talk about the case an prosecute coverage? 🤦🏼♂️
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The judge issued the suppression order as there was another case against Pell, which was later dropped. This was to prevent the 2nd case from being influenced. By reporting, these journalists broke the law and should be punished. Whether you agree with the law is another matter.
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