| MELBOURNE, Australia—More than 20 Australian journalists, including editors of major newspapers, face possible prison terms and fines for allegedly breaching a judicial order suppressing coverage of a top Vatican official’s conviction for child sex abuse.
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Associated Press: Australian reporters charged over Pell gag order violations. — Some of Australia’s highest-profile journalists face possible prison sentences and large media organizations could be fined after being ordered to appear in court next month for allegedly breaching a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell’s convictions on charges of sexually molesting two choirboys.
Reporting in any format accessible from Australia about the former Vatican economy chief’s convictions in a Melbourne court in December was banned by a judge’s suppression order that was only lifted in February(...)The Victoria state Supreme Court confirmed on Tuesday that an unprecedented 23 journalists, producers and broadcasters as well as 13 media organizations that employ them have been summoned to appear on April 15 for a preliminary hearing on breaches of the suppression order.(...) There are 16 individuals and organizations charged with “scandalizing the court” through criticism of the suppression order.
Breaching a suppression order carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The other charges are common law contempt offenses with no prescribed maximum penalty.
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Extensive story of the Pell case in the Columbia Journalism Review
Nareszcie i australijskie medium (ABC) podało informacje na ten temat:
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-26/journalists-accused-of-breaking-george-pell-suppression-order/10939980
ABC podaje pełną listę mediów i dziennikarzy wezwanych do sądu na przesłuchania w dniu 15 kwietnia 2019.
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