A total of 23 journalists and 13 media companies face fines and prison terms in Australia for allegedly breaching a gag order during the Cardinal Pell trial
Charges against dozens of journalists and publishers in Australia over the reporting of Cardinal George Pell's child sex abuse conviction will have a chilling effect on future news reporting if they are found guilty of breaching a suppression order, a lawyer defending the press told a court on Monday.
Pell became the most senior Catholic cleric worldwide to be convicted of child sex abuse and was jailed for six years in February. He is awaiting an appeal.Nine Entertainment Co, the Age, the Australian Financial Review, Macquarie MediaBreaches of suppression orders can be punished with jail for up to five years and fines of nearly $71,000 for individuals, and nearly $360,000 for companies.
The county court of Victoria last year put a suppression order on reporting of Pell's trial, or its eventual outcome, to prevent jury prejudice ahead of a second trial, which was eventually dropped.
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