Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, Becomes Highest-Ranking Church Official, to Face Criminal Charges.
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, Becomes Highest-Ranking Church Official, to Face Criminal Charges.
On August 4, former Roman Catholic Cardinal, Theodore E.
McCarrick, was criminally charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the state of Massachusetts.
The former archbishop of Washington was expelled from the church in 2019 after a Vatican trial found him guilty of decades of sexual abuse against minors and adult seminarians.
The former archbishop of Washington was expelled from the church in 2019 after a Vatican trial found him guilty of decades of sexual abuse against minors and adult seminarians.
'The New York Times' reports that the criminal charges against McCarrick represent a new moment in victims’ efforts to hold church officials accountable.
McCarrick was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or over.
McCarrick was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or over.
If found guilty, each charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and would require McCarrick to register as a sex offender.
If found guilty, each charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and would require McCarrick to register as a sex offender.
He is expected to appear for arraignment on September 3.
Jeff Anderson, a lawyer who represents five people who claim McCarrick abused them, said , “The anger the survivors feel is so palpable.
The more they have known and the more that is unearthed, the worse it gets.”.
Jeff Anderson, a lawyer who represents five people who claim McCarrick abused them, said , “The anger the survivors feel is so palpable.
The more they have known and the more that is unearthed, the worse it gets.”.
Hours after news of the charges, a client of Anderson’s filed a civil suit against McCarrick and the Archdiocese of Newark.
Hours after news of the charges, a client of Anderson’s filed a civil suit against McCarrick and the Archdiocese of Newark.
McCarrick served as the archbishop of Newark from 1986 to 2000.
The suit claims that in the 1980s, McCarrick “inflicted unpermitted harmful and offensive sexual contact” on the plaintiff when he was approximately 12 years old.
The suit claims that in the 1980s, McCarrick “inflicted unpermitted harmful and offensive sexual contact” on the plaintiff when he was approximately 12 years old