Cardinal George Pell: court told archbishop robes could not be easily removed
by Melissa Davey from World news | The Guardian on (#3JTE0)
Pastoral associate agrees that robes not able to be parted to 'reveal one's genitals'
A pastoral associate who worked at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne when Cardinal George Pell was archbishop has told a court that the archbishop's robes were heavy and could not be easily lifted or moved while being worn to expose oneself.
Rodney Dearing was cross-examined by Pell's defence team on Thursday as part of the committal hearing into historical sexual offence charges against Pell. Dearing told the court that he was responsible for hanging up Pell's robes and he was therefore familiar with the weight and manoeuvrability of them.
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