Cardinal Pell Released From Jail After Appeal Over Child Sex Abuse

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was on Tuesday released from prison, hours after the Australian High Court acquitted him of charges of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s, AFP reported.

The decision to overturn Pell’s conviction by a lower court ends the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse faced by the Roman Catholic Church.

Pell, who maintained his innocence throughout the lengthy court process, left Barwon Prison near Melbourne and issued a statement saying that a “serious injustice” had been remedied by the decision.