Twelve people heard the evidence that Pell was directly involved in child molestation at the cathedral in Melbourne and they were sufficiently convinced of his guilt that they found him guilty.
Next year in the spring he’ll be tried for the offences that are alleged to have taken place at a swimming pool in Ballarat. Maybe that jury may see things differently.
In any case he’s been found guilty and is now a convicted sex offender.
He plans to appeal. I find it doubtful that an impartial jury with no exposure to the accusations could be found. There was a great deal of publicity and guilt was assumed by the media from the git-go. An earlier trial on the same case resulted in a hung jury. You can be sure the prosecution jury shopped very carefully after that.