Monday, February 25, 2019

News Alert: Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse, convicted in Australia

Pell, Pope Francis' top financial adviser and the Vatican's economy minister, was convicted in Australia of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass in 1996. He was also found guilty of later indecently assaulting one of the boys. The 77-year-old faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing which begins on Wednesday.
 
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News Alert Feb 25, 7:22 PM
 
 
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse, convicted in Australia

Pell, Pope Francis' top financial adviser and the Vatican's economy minister, was convicted in Australia of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass in 1996. He was also found guilty of later indecently assaulting one of the boys.

The 77-year-old faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing which begins on Wednesday.

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