countries must have a close family or business tie to enter the u.s. cardinal george pell, the third highest ranking vatican official, was charged with child sex abuse today in his home country, australia. the alleged assaults happened decades ago. seth doane is following this. >> i am looking forward, finally, to having my day in court. >> reporter: this morning, cardinal george pell was defiant as he faced reporters. >> i'm innocent of these charges. they are false. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me. >> reporter: australian police ifd not provide specifics, only cferring to the charges as "historical sexual assault offenses." in the past, pell was criticized for not doing more to stop clergy sex abuse in his native australia and was questioned via video link in rome in 2016.