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George Pell loses appeal against child sex abuse convictions

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell loses appeal

Cardinal George Pell's appeal has been dismissed and he will remain in prison. He was convicted in December 2018 of five charges 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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By Peggy Giakoumelos, Biljana Ristic, Sofija Petrovic

Source: SBS



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Cardinal George Pell's appeal has been dismissed and he will remain in prison. He was convicted in December 2018 of five charges 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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