Australia’s Cardinal Pell sentenced to six years for sexual assault

(Asanka Brendon Ratnayake | The Associated Press) In this Dec 10, 2018, photo, Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to face sex charges, departs an Australian court. Pell was sentenced in an Australian court on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than 20 years ago.

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