 After the trial the prosecution launched an appeal against the leniency of the sentences in another attempt to have the Pine Gap4 jailed.They were later acquitted by a unanimous decision of the full bench of the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeal.Along with Dr. Lisa Bridle, Dowling was arrested during a protest against the military contractor Raytheon Australia, during which members of Christians Against All Terrorism performed an exorcism and painted a cross on the wall with blood.