A jury has found Cdl. George Pell guilty on all counts related to sexually abusing two altar boys.
According to sources who spoke to The Daily Beast,
a jury returned a unanimous verdict Tuesday against the Australian
cardinal after three days of deliberation. Church Militant confirmed the
news with its own inside sources in Australia. Further details are
unavailable, as the court has issued a suppression order to Australian media to "prevent a real and substantial risk of prejudice to the proper administration of justice."
A previous trial resulted in a hung jury.
Pell had been accused of molesting two altar boys during a swimming
trip in the 1990s, when he was bishop in Ballarat, a town northwest of
Melbourne. Pell has vigorously denied the allegations, and his
attorney, Robert Richter, said in 2017 that there is
"voluminous" evidence to show that "what was alleged is impossible."
Cardinal Pell Found Guilty on All Counts of Sex Abuse
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