Cardinal Pell found guilty of sexual crimes
Cardinal George Pell In Australia, the jury found Cardinal George Pella guilty of sexual crimes. Thus, he became the most high-ranking Catholic hierarch, found guilty of a crime of this kind, the BBC Russian service reports . The verdict was made back in December, but so far it has not been reported for legal reasons. The court admitted that in 1996, Pell performed violent actions against two boys from the choir in the rooms of the cathedral in Melbourne. Cardinal categorically denies his guilt.