Breaking: George Pell's lawyers have withdrawn their planned bail application, meaning Pell will most likely spend tonight in jail
Mr Richter has begun his submission by referring to the crowd outside the court building, which included some people with placards critical of Pell. This represented a "nadir" since the case had become public.
Mr Richter has referenced a number of people who have provided character references for Pell, one of which is the former Liberal prime minister John Howard.Mr Richter says the character references detail Pell's "kindness and generosity", and his "life devoted to service".Judge Kidd has reconvened the hearing following a 20-minute break, with George Pell's defence lawyer Robert Richter now putting forward the defence's arguments.
In closing his submissions, Mr Gibson called on Pell to be jailed, although prosecutors are prevented from nominating a sentence range.Judge Kidd has previously said he would likely impose a sentence some time over the next two weeks.George Pell has largely been motionless throughout the hearing so far. He has crossed his arms on occasion, but has shown little reaction to any of the arguments presented by prosecutors.
In discussion, Judge Kidd questioned whether in Pell's mind at the time he thought he could get away with his crimes, which he described as "utterly brazen", and thought he had a degree of impunity.
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