Six years in prison for Cardinal Pell

melbourne - Australian cardinal George Pell (77), a very influential man in the Vatican, has been sentenced to six years in prison in Australia. The former senior official of the Vatican was...

77-year-old Pell is the highest clergyman in the Roman Catholic Church who has been convicted of sexual abuse. Judge Peter Kidd of the court in the state of Victoria ruled that Pell is not eligible for early release for the next three years and eight months. He is also registered as a perpetrator of sexual abuse for the rest of his life.