Cardinal George Pell remanded in custody following historic conviction for child sex crimes. Sentencing to be carried out on March 13
Cardinal George Pell was remanded in custody on Wednesday following his conviction for child sex crimes, capping an extraordinary fall from grace for one of the most powerful men in the Catholic Church.
Prosecutors told a pre-sentencing hearing that Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted for child sex abuse, faces a maximum 50 years in prison for five charges of sexual assault against two choirboys at Melbourne's Saint Patrick's Cathedral in 1996-7. Pell's lawyers earlier withdrew an application for bail with the Court of Appeal following his conviction, saying the cleric "believes it is appropriate for him to await sentencing" scheduled for March 13.He was silent through the sentencing hearing in the County Court of Victoria and when it concluded, he bowed to the judge and was led, without handcuffs, out of the courtroom.
The 77-year-old will be held in a remand centre until his sentencing, when he will be transferred to a prison."I see this as a callous, brazen offending," Kidd said."They were entrusted into the care of the church... and the person who stood at the top of that was your client."
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