Vatican treasurer

In 2014, Cardinal Pell was summoned to Rome to become chief of the Vatican's finances, a new position created by Pope Francis in the wake of scandals at the Vatican Bank.

But he left behind growing anger over revelations of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Australia.

Cardinal Pell repeatedly faced allegations from abuse victims of a cover-up and his critics accused him of appearing aloof and arrogant.

Cardinal George Pell

He complained that he had been subjected to "relentless character assassination"

during a two-year investigation into the "false" claims.
He said the Pope had granted him a leave of absence to fight the charges.
The charges relate to alleged "historical" incidents, police in the state of Victoria said.

I think there should be a statute of limitations

on these "historical" wrongdoings.

Chap is already mid to late aged 70s....

noun:

a statute prescribing a period of limitation for the bringing of certain kinds of legal action.