EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historic child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.

A County Court staff member has been fired after they were allegedly caught looking up sensitive information about Cardinal George Pell's upcoming trial.

The staff member reportedly accessed the information through the court's computer system and was fired just hours after the court was alerted to the security breach.

Cardinal Pell was committed to stand trial on multiple historic sexual assault charges a fortnight ago and his case returns to the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday morning in front of Chief Judge Peter Kidd where a trial date is expected to be set.

The incident is expected to be raised during the directions hearing, according to News Corp.