Aussie media faces contempt charge over Pell reporting
Twelve media companies will be facing contempt charges after violating the gag order of Cardinal George Pell’s sex crimes case. – EPA file pic, May 26, 2020.
DOZENS of Australian journalists and news organisations will go on trial in November for allegedly violating a gag order barring coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s sex crimes case, a judge said today. Rupert Murdoch’s Nationwide News and the former Fairfax group, now owned by broadcaster Nine, are among 12 companies facing contempt charges along with 18 leading editors and reporters.
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