Several charges were thrown out for "fundamental defects in evidence" and credibility issues over witnesses, but two trials proceeded over alleged assaults on minors in public places in the 1970s and 1990s, with Pell pleading "not guilty" to all charges.
對於“證據的基本缺陷”和證人的可信度問題，有人提出了幾項指控，但是在20世紀70年代和90年代對公共場所的未成年人進行了兩次審判，Pell對所有指控表示“無罪”。