Pell, 76, a top adviser to Pope Francis, did not speak as he was escorted to and from Melbourne Magistrates’ Court by police through a group of media, protesters and supporters.
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The 76-year-old, the number-three figure in the Vatican as the finance chief, returned from Rome earlier this month to face the charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court.
He has vowed to fight the still-unspecified charges, calling them false and the result of a “relentlelss character assassination”.
“Fines are doubled if the offence is committed in the presence of children. To get the best out of yourself, you must focus on your own potential and not on your own limits, so stop complaining and act to change your life for the better,” it also said.
He faces “multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences” from multiple complainants, said police in the Australian state of Victoria