Disgraced cardinal George Pell has been told to expect 'significant' prison time when he's sentenced in Melbourne's County Court. 9News
He was orally raped by Pell in the priest's sacristy after a Sunday mass in December 1996, forced to watch as Pell molested his 13-year-old friend, and then molested again by Pell a month later.Pell, 77, was convicted in December of one charge of sexually penetrating a child and four of committing indecent acts with a child. Each offence carries a 10-year maximum prison sentence.
Pell maintains his innocence and intends to challenge the conviction in the Court of Appeal, which will be heard in June.
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