Disgraced cardinal George Pell has been granted one final chance to fight his child sexual abuse conviction, after the High Court granted the imprisoned cardinal leave to appeal, which was announced this morning in Canberra.
Cardinal Pell’s lawyers will still need to lodge a formal appeal to the High Court, and the case is unlikely to be heard until next year.
Chrissie Foster, an advocate for child sex abuse survivors, said she was suprised by the High Court’s decision, and said that she was disappointed that the case had not been settled.