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Disgraced Cardinal George Pell loses appeal, considers going to High Court

Cardinal George Pell has arrived at a Melbourne court.

Cardinal George Pell Source: AAP

Cardinal George Pell is considering appealing to the High Court after his bid to overturn five convictions for sexually abusing two boys in Melbourne in the 1990s was rejected. Pell was convicted in December over the rape of one 13-year-old choirboy and sexual assault of another at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996.


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Cardinal George Pell is considering appealing to the High Court after his bid to overturn five convictions for sexually abusing two boys in Melbourne in the 1990s was rejected. Pell was convicted in December over the rape of one 13-year-old choirboy and sexual assault of another at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996.


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