Father of former choirboy sues Australian cardinal

Cardinal George Pell (Andy Brownbill/AP)

The father of a deceased former choirboy has filed a lawsuit against Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church in an Australian court claiming he suffered psychological injury over an accusation that the once-senior Vatican official sexually abused his son.

Neither the father nor the son can be named under Australian laws that conceal the identities of victims of sexual abuse.