枢机主教乔治·佩尔性侵儿童罪名成立

澳大利亚地位最高的天主教会神职人员、红衣主教乔治·佩尔(George Pell)因1996年犯下的五项儿童性犯罪而被判有罪。

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996.

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996. Source: AAP

澳大利亚地位最高的天主教会神职人员、红衣主教乔治·佩尔(George Pell)因1996年犯下的五项儿童性犯罪而被判有罪。

红衣主教乔治·佩尔被控在二十世纪九十年代强奸了唱诗班的一名男童,并猥亵了另一名。
Pell, who was Vatican treasurer, close to the Pope and one of the most senior Catholic figures in the world to be charged with child sex offences.
Pell, who was Vatican treasurer, close to the Pope and one of the most senior Catholic figures in the world to be charged with child sex offences. Source: SBS News
两名受害者当时均为13岁,就读于著名的St Kevin's College。在1996年底的某个礼拜天庄严的弥撒之后,两名男孩不见了,被新任墨尔本大主教佩尔抓到了神父的圣衣间里。佩尔责骂他们,并从华丽的礼服下露出他的男性生殖器,猥亵了他们。

去年12月,陪审团认定关于佩尔对这两名男孩犯有五项罪名——一项涉及性侵儿童、四项涉嫌对儿童作出猥亵行为。在经过数月的程序保密后,该判决在本周二(2月26日)公布。

佩尔是全世界面临此类指控的最高级别天主教徒,他坚称自己无罪并已提出上诉。
Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996 when he was Archbishop of Melbourne.Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996 when he was Archbis
Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996 when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Source: AAP
现年30多岁的受害者之一在经过多年努力了解其当年所经历的事情后,将指控向警方提交,事实上,在被佩尔强奸后一个月左右,他曾再度受到性侵。

而另一名受害者于2014年因意外去世。

最顶级的辩护律师罗伯特里·希特(Robert Richter QC)代表他的当事人参加了审判过程,他认为这些指控是一个“牵强附会的幻想“,佩尔总是有很多人陪伴在侧,而笨重的长袍会阻止他露出他的生殖器。

佩尔在审判期间身体不适,目前仍处于保释状态,将于2月27日参加辩护听证会。

首席法官彼得·基德(Peter Kidd)将于3月份宣判。
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Published 26 February 2019 11:16am
Updated 12 March 2019 3:32pm


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