Convicted child sex offender George Pell may be remanded in custody when he returns to court in Melbourne today
Convicted child sex offender George Pell may be remanded in custody when he returns to court in Melbourne.
Cardinal George Pell emerges from court on Tuesday. He will return to court for a pre-sentencing hearing.However, a suppression order prevented media reporting details of the trial until the gag was lifted on Tuesday morning. , a Vatican spokesperson has confirmed on Tuesday that"precautionary measures" have already been taken against Pell, including a ban on his saying Mass in public and contact with minors.
The verdict was made public on Tuesday after months of procedural secrecy and the abandonment of a second trial over allegations Pell indecently assaulted boys in Ballarat in the 1970s.Pell maintains complete innocence and his lawyer Robert Richter QC filed an application with the Court of Appeal last week against his conviction.
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