Australian Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of assaulting two choirboys at a church in his former diocese
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ET MELBOURNE, Australia—The most senior Vatican official to ever stand trial on child sex-abuse charges was found guilty of assaulting two choirboys at a church in his former diocese, though a second trial won’t occur after prosecutors dropped the case on Tuesday. The guilty verdict was issued on Dec. 11 against Cardinal George Pell.
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