Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if the court of appeal upholds his conviction for sexually abusing two Melbourne choirboys in the 1990’s.
Since February, Pell has been behind bars and is due to return to court next week to contest his conviction, but won’t be adding an appeal against his already six-year prison sentence.
Pell must serve at least three years and eight months of that sentence after being convicted by a jury in December due to five prior charges of committing an indecent act with or in the presence of a child.