Explainer: What next for jailed ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell?

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An Australian court said on Thursday that it will rule on an appeal by jailed fo...

MELBOURNE - An Australian court said on Thursday that it will rule on an appeal by jailed former Vatican treasurer George Pell against child sex offences on Aug 21.

Pell, who strenuously denied the allegations, is the most senior Catholic worldwide to be jailed for child sex offences.Three judges could decide unanimously, or 2-1, to allow the conviction to stand. Between 2016 and 2019, up to 11 out of about 40 attempts by defendants to appeal convictions based on an unreasonable jury verdict in Victoria were successful, said Jeremy Gans, a University of Melbourne law professor.

The judges had the benefit of seeing and hearing the “tone of voice, facial expression, being able to see the demeanor of the witness, the pace with which the witness speaks, all of these things which as a matter of ordinary human experience affect our assessment of the credibility of the witness,” Collins said.

 

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Hopefully, freedom, since there's no actual evidence of abuse.

Here is the perfect argument for eugenics...

Sodomy 🤷‍♂️

It’s a shame there’s no hell for him to go to

Found guilty of Mafia-related extorsion? Conspiracy in genocide? Fraud? Threats? If he worked for an organized religion, the potential list is endless.

Why is he appealing?

It's called hell.

idk probably jail if I were to make a guess

Name names

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