George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court

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George Pell is taking his legal fight to overturn his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court of Australia.

Cardinal George Pell has taken his legal fight to overturn his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court of Australia.Victorian Court of Appeal's dismissal of Pell's appeal in AugustThe 78 year-old former advisor to the Pope is currently serving a maximum six-year prison sentence for the sexual abuse of two former choirboys at St Patrick's Cathedral, while he was the archbishop of Melbourne.

Pell's legal team had 28 days to lodge leave to appeal in the High Court after the appeal judges dismissed his case on August 21.after a 2-1 split decision was handed down by the three judgesHis lawyers had submitted that the offending could not have occurred in the time frame given, in a busy cathedral after solemn mass and given the then-archbishop was always accompanied.

It was the testimony of the surviving victim that became a sticking point between the Court of Appeal judges.

 

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Usual persecution of Catholics by the ABC and its gloating, gay mafia, atheistic supporters; very dangerous siding with the devil you grand fools, all Truth and Justice lies with the Lord God, He and He alone decides everything including your and Cardinal Pell's fate (Matt12:31)

Who's paying the cost of these legal fees?

Praying the PEDO spends his final days in jail!!!

Can they increase the sentence on appeal ?

If only the Catholic Church were as generous with their victims as they are with their lawyers.

Because of course there are no better things to do with the enormous amount of untaxed money the church has, than try to get someone off a charge that he deserves on technicalities. And tie up court resources, and re-traumatise thousands of victims, and sully the church even more

Churches MUST BE TAXED

Pell should serve his term no deals.

Cue the screeching and the virtue signalling.

Where is the money coming from?

Somebody tell Louise to hold the press on her witch-hunt …

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