Two Maltese priests have been sentenced to 5 and 6 years in prison
after they were convicted of sexually abusing boys under their care in a
Catholic church home for children more than 20 years ago.
The 11
boys were aged between 13 and 16 when the abuse took place in St
Joseph's Home in the late 1980s.
The victims are now in their late 30s
The Rev. Charles Pulis was sentenced Monday to 6 years while the Rev. Godwin Scerri was jailed for 5.
The
case came to light in 2003 when one of the victims, Lawrence Grech,
went public with his story.
Pope Benedict XVI had met the victims in a
private audience during his visit to this predominantly Catholic island
last year.