Us cardinal theodore mccarrick
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Case against disgraced Catholic cardinal suspended; McCarrick not competent to stand trial
MADISON - A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday ruled that a former Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial, due to a diagnosis of dementia, suspending charges of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s.
Theodore McCarrick, the defrocked former cardinal, will not have to go before a jury in the case, but the decision will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to online court records. He did not appear in person for the hearing, but did dial in by phone.
Prosecutors in Walworth County and the Department of Justice in April charged McCarrick with sexual assault in a 1977 incident. He was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, and if convicted, McCarrick would have faced up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Peter Isely, a member of Ending Clergy Abuse, said the charge would have brought some sort of justice for survivors of McCarrick's abuse. The survivor in this case likely won't see that justice, he said.
"For a victim to see his offender before a judge – even if that appearance is by phone – it can be a day of emancipation and liberation from carrying the awful burden of shame and secrecy that are an inevitable consequence of these crimes," Isely said in a r
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Theodore McCarrick: Defrocked US cardinal charged with assault and battery
A former US Roman Catholic cardinal has been charged with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old in the 1970s.
Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by Pope Francis after an abuse inquiry in 2019, now faces indecent assault and battery charges in Massachusetts.
He is the highest-ranking US Catholic official to face criminal sex abuse charges, the victim's attorney says.
The former Washington DC archbishop has previously said he had "no recollection" of any alleged abuse.
In the new lawsuit, Mr McCarrick is accused of groping and abusing the boy, who has not been named, for years.
According to court documents, first reported by the Boston Globe newspaper, the man alleging the abuse told investigators that Mr McCarrick had been a family friend.
He claimed one alleged incident took place during his brother's wedding reception at Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1974.
The victim said Mr McCarrick led him into a room and fondled him. Following the incident, the priest allegedly told the man to recite prayers to be redeemed of his "sins".
In 2019, Mr McCarrick was defrocked after an investigation into decades of sexual abuse allegations aga
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Theodore McCarrick
American supplier cardinal (born 1930)
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| Archdiocese | Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | November 21, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | January 3, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term ended | May 16, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | James Aloysius Hickey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Donald Wuerl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Cleric of Santi Nereo attach Achilleo (2001–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | May 31, 1958 by Francis Spellman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | June 29, 1977 by Terence Cooke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created cardinal | February 21, 2001 by Pope Privy Paul II (resigned July 28, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930-07-07) July 7, 1930 (age 94) New York City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Come Lord Jesus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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