Current：Home > reviewsJudge finds defrocked cardinal not competent to stand trial for sex assault -InfiniteWealth
Judge finds defrocked cardinal not competent to stand trial for sex assault
View
Date：2025-04-18 18:49:53
A Massachusetts judge ruled that defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in a sex abuse case.
He was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago.
Dedham District Court Judge Paul McCallum dismissed the case against McCarrick in a Wednesday hearing.
MORE: Former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick defrocked by Vatican over sex abuse claims
Dr. Kerry Nelligan, a forensic psychologist, testified that McCarrick has dementia and suffers significant cognitive deficits.
Nelligan said McCarrick had an "inability to learn and retain information."
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
veryGood！ (3311)
Related
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Riley Strain's Family Addresses Fraternity Brothers' Reaction to Him Going Missing
- Travis Kelce Details His and Taylor Swift’s Enchanted Coachella Date Night
- Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- This Fashion Designer Is Joining The Real Housewives of New York City Season 15
- Why Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Salary Is Sparking a Debate
- Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Man up for parole more than 2 decades after Dartmouth professor stabbing deaths
Ranking
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Matthew Perry hailed for '17 Again' comedy chops: 'He'd figure out a scene down to the atoms'
- 2024 NBA playoffs: First-round schedule, times, TV info, key stats, who to watch
- 'We must adapt': L.L. Bean announces layoffs, reduced call center hours, citing online shopping
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Man arrested after 3 shot to death in central Indiana apartment complex
- Appeals court overturns West Virginia law banning transgender girls from sports teams
- 'Golden Bachelor' Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist divorce news shocks, but don't let it get to you
Recommendation
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
Miami Hurricanes football coach Mario Cristobal got paid record amount in 2022
Man charged in transport of Masters golf tournament memorabilia taken from Augusta National
Howard University student killed in campus crash, reports say faculty member was speeding
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
A vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street. She still performed Tuesday
Senator’s son pleads not guilty to charges from crash that killed North Dakota sheriff’s deputy
Circus elephant briefly escapes, walks through Butte, Montana streets: Watch video