Cardinal McCarrick Charged
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 91, was charged Wednesday with three counts of indecent assault and battery of a teenager, 16, during a wedding reception at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, in the 1970s. …More
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 91, was charged Wednesday with three counts of indecent assault and battery of a teenager, 16, during a wedding reception at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, in the 1970s.
According to BostonGlobe.com (July 29), he must appear at the court for an August 26 arraignment. So far, accusations of several men failed because of the statute of limitations. At the time, McCarrick was a monsignor and secretary to Cardinal Terence Cooke (+1983).
He often went on trips with the accuser’s family. On June 8, 1974, the accuser was at his brother’s wedding reception when McCarrick told him his father wanted the two of them to “have a talk” because the teenager was being mischievous and not attending church.
He said McCarrick groped his genitals when they were walking around the campus. After returning, McCarrick led him into a small room, telling him “to go to confession” and then fondling his genitals. The accuser recounted later incidents where McCarrick abused him in …More
According to BostonGlobe.com (July 29), he must appear at the court for an August 26 arraignment. So far, accusations of several men failed because of the statute of limitations. At the time, McCarrick was a monsignor and secretary to Cardinal Terence Cooke (+1983).
He often went on trips with the accuser’s family. On June 8, 1974, the accuser was at his brother’s wedding reception when McCarrick told him his father wanted the two of them to “have a talk” because the teenager was being mischievous and not attending church.
He said McCarrick groped his genitals when they were walking around the campus. After returning, McCarrick led him into a small room, telling him “to go to confession” and then fondling his genitals. The accuser recounted later incidents where McCarrick abused him in …More
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"McCarrick allegedly told the boy that he “needed to go to confession” and led him into a room, where he proceeded to assault him while “saying prayers to make me feel holy”"