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08/04/20

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Originally posted by Glug: ↑

Acquittal does not mean innocent (nor does it mean Pell didn't commit the crimes), it just means the case wasn't proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

So you can presume all you like, it doesn't make it so.

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Acquittal

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At the end of a criminal trial, a finding by a judge or jury that a defendant is not guilty. An acquittal signifies that a prosecutor failed to prove his or her case beyond a reasonable doubt, not that a defendant is innocent. Thus, a person may be acquitted of a crime but found civilly liable in a civil case regarding that same crime, e.g. O.J. Simpson, because civil cases have a lower burden of proof than criminal cases.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/acquittal

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Pell never had to prove his innocence. He is innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law, beyond reasonable doubt.
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