Disgraced cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to spend a maximum of six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s.
77 year old Pell was emotionless when the sentence was handed down.
He must serve at least three years and eight months in prison before being eligible for release on parole.
Melbourne County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd handed down his sentence in front of a packed courtroom and a global television audience streaming across the globe.
The judge gave details of each component of the sentence.
IN: "All things considered..."
OUT: "...18 months imprisonment"
DUR: 47 sec
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The judge finally summed up the sentence:
IN: "This means that..."
OUT: "...that I have imposed"
DUR: 37 sec
CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0313pellsentence-pt2.mp3
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