Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail...
Cardinal George Pell arrives at County Court in Melbourne, Australia, February 27, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE - Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail by an Australian court on Wednesday for sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne.“In my view, your conduct was permeated by staggering arrogance,” County Court of Victoria Chief Judge Peter Kidd said in the sentencing, which took more than an hour.Kidd set a non-parole period of three years and eight months.
Pell, who was found guilty in December, has maintained he is innocent and has filed an appeal on three grounds, set to be heard in June.
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