Not long enough for what he’s been found guilty of.

He is a public person who was in a position where people looked up to him and respected him – He should be made an example of to show people in those positions that it is not ok to molest young children. He should have been given a longer sentence – 6 years with the option of being out in just under 4 years is not enough punishment for what he was convicted of – very sorry to his victims that this is not enough for all that he has put them through 🙁 Sex offenders register doesn’t really mean much in the way of a punishment in this case!

I wonder if he will be given a secure spot in the prison or in with the rest of the inmates??? People like this don’t deserve any special treatment in prison and they shouldn’t be protected from the rest of the inmates

Those poor choirboys, honesty, why do people do that

This infuriates me!! Why should he be able to live his older life in public when he robbed those boys of their youth my traumatising them! He should rot in jail!!

The victims appear to have some justice.

This sentence is not heavy enough in my opinion !

Definitely feel like it was such a light sentence

it is a disgusting result maybe the other prisoners will have something to say to him

Not enough for what he has done the sentence should be jail for more than 6 years

This seems a very inadequate sentence for the crime.

Should have been longer! There’s no justice here. He will be put into protection.

I saw this on telly and waited for the sentence though l thought it would have been a longer sentence for what he did to those boys.

I’m glad to see he was sentenced. But it’s indeed quite bad that after three and a half years he will be eligible for parole.

What an absolute joke. Its disgusting that you can spend a measly three and a half years in jail for raping children simply because you’re old. He was convicted of molesting children. That means in the eyes of the law he IS guilty. He should be punished accordingly.

This makes me very sad.

What a joke. He gets a light sentence because of his age so he could potentially live his final years in the community. He deserves to rot in prison. He took advantage of minors and abused his trusted position of power, he does not deserve to be treated lightly.
Those he took advantage of have to live with what happened for their entire life and even if they say they are ok, it has shaped who they are today.

How sad :,( My heart breaks for these boys/men and their families. So many more were abused but didn’t get to court. Why is the judge taking into account Pells age and health? Was that a consideration of Pells when he assaulted those boys? It seems when it comes to women, children and animals…..you can do what you like and just get a rap on the knuckles. Steal from the government or rob a bank and you’ll be lucky to see outside of prison walls again.

I’m glad that after due process that they’ve found him guilty, he is being punished and sent to prison. I was concerned that due to who he is, he would be let off or not sent to prison. Hopefully this can offer some comfort to those affected.