Pell was found guilty of cornering the two boys, who were on scholarships to the prestigious St Kevin's College.
The boys had"nicked off" from the rest of the choral procession and were taking swigs of sacramental wine before the cardinal found them, opened his robe, exposed his penis and sexually assaulted them. The judge added that the attack, and another two months later in 1997, when he forced one of the boys up against the wall of a corridor and grabbed his genitals, had a"profound impact" on the lives of his victims.Pell is the most senior member of the clergy to be convicted of historical child sex abuse and his future inside the Church is now far from clear.
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