After his conviction for sexual abuse of minors, the Australian cardinal George Pell can continue to hope for an acquittal. His case is re-heard before the court, as the Supreme court announced in Australia on Wednesday.
The Supreme Australian court, the High Court in the capital, Canberra, it was decided to deal with the objection of the former financial heads of the Vatican, and his request is not already in the run-up to reject. Thus, the former number three in the Vatican could possibly still be a multi-year prison sentence around.
With the actual date of referral, however, is expected at the earliest after the summer break of the court in February. The 78-Year-old is hoping that his conviction will be collected.
The cardinal sitting since March in a Melbourne prison, and did not take part in the hearing. He was sentenced in March due to the abuse of two choir boys to six years in prison. The first attempt to have the judgment of a court of appeal, repeal, failed in August. Therefore, would Pell be able to at the earliest will be in October 2022 released from prison.
the Vatican took measures
According to the decision of the court of appeal the lawyers of the clergy appealed to the Supreme court of appeal. This has now decided that it will hear the case. If Pell at the High Court should reach a verdict of acquittal, he would be a free man again.
The Vatican had Pell says, and his priesthood publicly to exercise and to have contact with Minors. He belongs to the Advisory body of the Pope, his mandate as chief financial officer of the delivery automatically. According to the verdict of the Jury in March, the Vatican has announced he will wait before he decides on further consequences. Pell could possibly lose his cardinal title. He was long a close Confidant of Pope Francis .
Pell rejects all of the allegations
rejects since time immemorial of all charges. The lawyers of the clergy had argued, that would have made two of the three judges of the court of appeal confirmed the judgment in August, error. On the basis of statements of some witnesses they had questioned, also, whether Pell had ever had the opportunity to need, young miss. The lawyers pleaded for an acquittal. The Prosecutor denied, however, that errors were under-run. Therefore, there is no basis for objection.
The Australian is the highest-ranking clergyman in the history of the Catholic Church, was ever convicted of sexual abuse of Minors. The case dates back to the years 1996/97, as Pell had just become Archbishop of Australia’s second-largest city of Melbourne. After a Church service he should have passed to the two choir boys that were 13 years old. (chk/sda)
Created: 13.11.2019, 01:45 PM
