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Retired Edmonton lawyer Helmut Berndt, 73, has dropped his appeal after he was charged and sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing his children decades ago.
Helmut Berndt, 73, filed formal notice to withdraw his sentence and conviction appeal Friday.
A retired Edmonton lawyer will remain in custody as he awaits an appeal of convictions for sexually abusing his own children.
Helmut Berndt sentenced to 14 years after jury convicted him of five sexual offences against his three children beginning in the mid-1980s.
A judge has sentenced Helmut Berndt, 73, to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing his two daughters and one son more than two decades ago while they were growing up.