Australia's Cardinal George Pell, a former top adviser to Pope Francis, was remanded into custody on Wednesday after a sentence plea hearing on ...
The 77-year-old Pell was back in court on Wednesday for his sentence plea hearing, where his bail was revoked and he was taken into custody ahead of his final sentence being determined.Each of the five offences of which Pell was found guilty carries a maximum 10 years imprisonment, and the judge outlined they were serious charges.
Two victim impact statements were tendered in the hearing; one from the victim who testified in Pell's trial and one from the father of the other victim who died in 2014, but they were not made public.Lawyers representing Pell argued for a lenient sentence, presenting Judge Peter Kidd with 10 character references, including one from former prime minister John Howard.
During the trial one victim described how Pell had exposed himself to them, fondled their genitals and masturbated and forced one boy to perform a sex act on him."There was an element of brutality to this assault."Pell was heckled as he arrived at court and sat in the dock flanked by police officers. His conviction dominated media for a second day, with banner headlines in Australian newspapers such as"CARDINAL SIN","CARDINAL TO CONVICTION" and"GUILTY".
On Tuesday, Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti told reporters the conviction was"painful" for many but that the cardinal had proclaimed his innocence and had the right to"defend himself until last level" of judicial process.
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