Published: February 26, 2019
Cardinal Pell will remain behind bars following his conviction for child sexual assault, which judge calls ‘callous, brazen offending’
Cardinal George Pell’s bail application has been withdrawn and he will be jailed on Wednesday following a sentencing hearing. Pell’s lawyer, Robert Richter, withdrew the bail application which was made to the court of appeal, and which was due to be heard before the supreme court on Wednesday afternoon.
The former prime minister John Howard is among those who provided character references for Pell as Pell’s legal team tried to argue for a lower-end sentence for the serious charges on Wednesday morning.
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