Cardinal faces jail for child sexual offences
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
SYDNEY, Feb 26 (BBC): Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty in Australia of sexual offences against children, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction.
Pell abused two choir boys in Melbourne's cathedral in 1996, a jury found. He had pleaded not guilty.
As Vatican treasurer, the 77-year-old Australian was widely seen as the Church's third most powerful official.
Pell, due to face sentencing hearings from Wednesday, has lodged an appeal.