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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci and Australian Associated Press

Australian court rules family of deceased choirboy can sue Catholic church

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia, in 2019
Lawyers for Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic church had argued they were not liable to pay compensation to the families of alleged victims of sexual abuse. Photograph: Andy Brownbill/AP

A Victorian judge has dismissed a claim by lawyers for the Catholic church that they were not liable to pay compensation to the father of a choirboy who alleged he had been sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.

The father of a deceased former choirboy is suing Pell and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, claiming he suffered psychological injury after learning his son had allegedly been sexually abused by Pell.

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