Summary: Australia’s highest ranking catholic is in jail - George Pell’s conviction of five child sex offences sent shockwaves across the globe. This week on Please Explain - the fury and fallout of George Pell’s conviction. We speak with: Alex Lavelle, Editor, The Age John Sylvester, author, crime writer and columnist. Louise Milligan, ABC investigative journalist and author of Cardinal, the Rise and Fall of George Pell. Become a subscriber to The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald. EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historic child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction. It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.
