MELBOURNE, Jan 12 — Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell, convicted over child sex offences, was moved to another prison last week after a drone flew over the facility where he was being held, local media reported. Pell is the most senior Catholic official worldwide imprisoned for child sex...
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MELBOURNE, Jan 12 — Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell, convicted over child sex offences, was moved to another prison last week after a drone flew over the facility where he was being held, local media reported. “Corrections Victoria can confirm that there was an incident involving a drone flying over the Melbourne Assessment Prison on Thursday,” a Department of Justice spokeswoman said today in an e-mailed statement.
Local media reported Pell has been moved to a new facility following the incident. Melbourne-based newspaperreported without identifying sources that Pell has been moved to a high security facility in regional Victoria.
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