George Pell stood with arms behind his back as Chief Justice Peter Kidd read out the sentence. He did not react. One of his supporters put a hand to her face and cried, while another woman consoled her. The court room was quiet during the hour Judge Kidd spent explaining his decision.

In this Please Explain podcast extra, we speak with The Age's court reporter Adam Cooper about the sentencing of George Pell on Wednesday morning.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historic child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction. It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.

George Pell stood with arms behind his back as Chief Justice Peter Kidd read out the sentence. He did not react. One of his supporters put a hand to her face and cried, while another woman consoled her. The court room was quiet during the hour Judge Kidd spent explaining his decision.
In this Please Explain podcast extra, we speak with The Age's court reporter <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/by/adam-cooper-hvek0">Adam Cooper</a> about the <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cheers-from-abuse-survivors-as-george-pell-is-jailed-for-six-years-20190313-p513r5.html">sentencing of George Pell</a> on Wednesday morning.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historic child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction. It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.

From the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Please Explain Daily cuts through the noise to give you insight into the stories that drive the nation.

From the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Please Explain Daily cuts through the noise to give you insight into the stories that drive the nation.

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