Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell are expected to argue Wednesday that the 77-year-old should remain free while he appeals his conviction for child sex abuse
Melbourne, Australia The close adviser to Pope Francis and former Vatican treasurer was found guilty in December of five charges of indecent acts and sexual penetration of a child, though the guilty verdict was suppressed until this week.Chief Judge Peter Kidd has already indicated Pell will serve prison time for indecently assaulting two choirboys at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in the late 1990s.
Pell's term expired last Sunday, on February 24, but the post was considered still open until an Vatican communication saying otherwise.'Care, solidarity and support'Survivors of child abuse were elated with Pell's conviction and relieved that the testimony of one boy had been believed by a jury of 12 people.
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