Cardinal George Pell will remain behind bars while an Australian appeals court considers whether to overturn his conviction on five charges of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s
A two-day hearing in Melbourne's Supreme Court building ended Thursday with no date given as to when the panel of three judges will deliver their ruling, which could result in Pell's conviction being quashed.A jury unanimously found Pell, 77, guilty of all charges after a secret five-week trial last year, and in March he was sentenced to six years in prison, with a non-parole period of three years and eight months.
Australia's Cardinal Pell sentenced for 'heinous crimes' 02:35Pell's defenseIn his response, Pell's barrister, Walker, said Portelli's evidence was sound, given he was being asked to recollect the events of 22 years ago, as was everyone involved in what have been a difficult case.In its submission, Pell's legal team elaborated on 13"solid obstacles" that it said stood in the way of a guilty verdict.
Australian survivors of clerical abuse tell their stories 04:34Fall from prominence Once a close adviser to Pope Francis, Cardinal Pell returned from the Vatican to Australia to contest the charges, which he has strenuously denied and dismissed as a"product of fantasy.
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