Cardinal George Pell is awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two choirboys in Australia decades ago
MELBOURNE, Australia—Prosecutors sought a lengthy prison term for the Vatican’s former finance chief, Cardinal George Pell, who was taken into custody Wednesday to await sentencing after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two choirboys in Australia decades ago.
At a hearing, Chief Judge Peter Kidd revoked Cardinal Pell’s bail following a conviction in December on five counts of sex abuse and said sentencing would take place in two weeks. After bowing to the judge, Cardinal Pell was escorted from the courtroom to be taken...
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