SYDNEY: Dozens of Australian reporters and editors may face jail sentences for their coverage of Vatican Treasurer George Pell's child sex abuse ...
SYDNEY: Dozens of Australian reporters and editors may face jail sentences for their coverage of Vatican Treasurer George Pell's child sex abuse trial after being issued with legal notices asking why they should not be charged with contempt of court.
County Court of Victoria Chief Judge Peter Kidd, who oversaw the Pell trial, made his displeasure with media coverage clear two days after the verdict, calling a hearing with state prosecutors and Pell's defence team. "We did and we deny the allegations made," a Nine spokeswoman said when asked by Reuters if the company had received a notice. Due to the suppression order, it is unclear when the legal notices were issued."We stand by all of our coverage and our actions in this matter. We have responded to the DPP strongly contesting any suggestion of wrongdoing on our part," she said in an emailed statement.
A spokeswoman for the New York Times said it had not received a show cause notice. The Daily Beast and the Washington Post did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "The actual trial is proceeding in open court, it's just that the proceedings themselves cannot be reported by the media," she said.
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