They sentence a key Vatican man for mistreating children | World

The Australian cardinal George Pell, treasurer of the Vatican and third in the line of importance of the Holy See, has been found guilty of the crime of badual abuse on minors.

Pell, 77 years old, until now the highest religious of the Catholic Church in Australia, raped a 13-year-old altar boy in the 90s and also mistreated another of that age in a school.

For both crimes Pell could be sentenced to ten years in prison, maximum penalty for this crime. The penalty will be announced in the short term.

The verdict was released on December 11, but recently released in the last few hours for reasons of legal secrecy.

The powerful Vatican man had already been the subject of judicial proceedings for alleged violations in the 1970s, although it was judgments that, through their influences, have failed.

On the other hand, the impending sentence comes after the summit led by the pope to discuss the epidemic of pedophile priests who are manifesting themselves every day in the world.