Disgraced Cardinal George Pell will be held in custody after his defense team unexpectedly withdrew a bail application on multiple counts of child sex abuse
Melbourne, Australia The former Vatican treasurer won't be sentenced until March 13, meaning he could spend up to two weeks in jail before the hearing.The close adviser to Pope Francis was found guilty in December of five charges of indecent acts and sexual penetration of a child, though the guilty verdict was suppressed until this week.Chief Judge Peter Kidd has already indicated 77-year-old Pell will serve prison time for indecently assaulting two choirboys at St.
"How else did he think he was going to get away with this? He exploited two vulnerable boys. There was an element of force here ... the way he grabbed the boys' heads," he said.At the close of court Wednesday, the judge revoked Pell's bail and remanded him in custody. The cardinal stood up and bowed to the judge, before officers escorted him out of the room. Pell's bail hearing had been set for Wednesday afternoon, local time, at the court of appeal.
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