Cardinal George Pell (C) makes his way to the court in Melbourne on February 27, 2019. Cardinal George Pell arrived in court, possibly for the last time as a free man, in a last-ditch push to apply for bail after his historic conviction for child sex crimes. Con CHRONIS / AFP
Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell, convicted over child sex crimes, will get a second chance to clear his name this June, a court official said Wednesday, if a judge grants his appeal.
His appeal application has been listed for hearing on June 5-6, a Supreme Court of Victoria spokesman said.
The 77-year-old former Vatican number three is due to be sentenced next week, after being convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s.
Pell has already lodged his appeal but remains in custody after withdrawing a bail request.
The Australian Cardinal become the most senior Catholic clergyman to be found guilty of child sex abuse when he was convicted in December and maintains his innocence.
He faces up to 50 years in jail.
AFP
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