CARDINAL George Pell has today lost an appeal against his convictions for child sex abuse in Australia. The paedo priest – who had been treasurer at the Vatican – will be jailed for six…
CARDINAL George Pell has today lost an appeal against his convictions for child sex abuse in Australia.
At the time, he had just become archbishop of Australia's second largest city and had set up a world-first compensation scheme for victims of clerical sexual abuse.The Victoria state Court of Appeal rejected the 78-year-old's appeal by a 2-1 majority ruling on Wednesday morning local time.PAROLE AT 81He showed no emotion when Chief Justice Anne Ferguson read the verdict to a packed courtroom but bowed his head moments later.
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