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Judge rules Cardinal Theodore McCarrick incompetent for trial in decades-old sexual assault case

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee

The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago.

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  1. Digital Journal

    Judge rules US ex-cardinal not competent to stand trial for sexual abuse (opens Digital Journal)

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    Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who rose through the Church's ranks despite sexual abuse allegations - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File CHIP SOMODEVILLAA Boston judge ruled Friday that former top US Catholic official Theodore McCarrick was cognitively unable to stand trial for se…

  2. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Judge finds defrocked cardinal not competent to stand trial for sex assault (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    A Massachusetts judge found defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick "not competent" to stand trial in a sex abuse case. The case has been dismissed.

  3. Just the News

    Judge finds defrocked Cardinal McCarrick not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Pope Francis officially defrocked McCarrick four years ago

  4. Daily Journal

    Ex-Catholic cardinal McCarrick, age 93, is not fit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he …

  5. GBH News

    Ex-Cardinal McCarrick deemed unfit to stand trial on sex abuse charges (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    A Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old because he suffers from dementia.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Former cardinal McCarrick found not competent to stand trial for sex abuse (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Theodore McCarrick is the most prominent Catholic leader in the U.S. to face sex abuse charges.

  7. Washington Post

    Judge dismisses sex abuse case against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick (opens Washington Post)

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    McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, was ruled incompetent to stand trial.. He was the highest-ranking Catholic official in the country to face criminal sex abuse charges.

  8. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Judge rules Cardinal Theodore McCarrick incompetent for trial in decades-old sexual assault case (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago.

  9. CBS News

    Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick not competent to be tried on sex abuse charges, Massachusetts judge rules (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Charges the 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal sexually assaulted a teenage boy in the 1970s were dismissed.

  10. Herald Bulletin

    Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a once-powerful Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago. The judge dismissed

  11. The Columbian

    Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges (opens The Columbian)

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    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from d

  12. Boston

    Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial (opens Boston)

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    The once-powerful American prelate faced charges that he abused a teenage boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974.

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges

  14. The Guardian

    US cardinal, 93, not fit to stand trial over sexual abuse charges, judge rules (opens The Guardian)

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    Massachusetts judge finds Theodore McCarrick, charged with molesting boy, 16, in 1974, not competent to stand trial due to dementia

  15. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Former U.S. Cardinal McCarrick not competent to face sex abuse trial, judge says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    DEDHAM, Massachusetts - A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge rules former Catholic cardinal, 93, not competent to stand trial on charges of sex abuse (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The judge dismissed charges accusing Theodore McCarrick of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago.

  17. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick, 93, not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Theodore McCarrick was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after an internal Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children.

  18. Green Field Reporter

    Ex-Catholic cardinal McCarrick, age 93, is not fit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he …

  19. Washington Examiner

    Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick ruled unfit to stand trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal of the Catholic Church who was defrocked by Pope Francis, has been ruled mentally unfit to stand trial by a Massachusetts judge in a sexual abuse case.

  20. PBS NewsHour

    Judge rules former Catholic cardinal not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A judge has ruled that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial.

  21. New York Post

    Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick unfit for sex abuse trial due to dementia: judge (opens New York Post)

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    A judge dismissed a criminal case accusing a Catholic leader of molesting a minor nearly 50 years ago — finding him unfit for trial because of dementia.

  22. Forbes

    Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Unfit To Stand Trial—Ending High-Profile Catholic Sex Abuse Case (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    McCarrick is the highest-ranking Catholic official in the U.S. to be charged with sexual abuse.

  23. KESQ Palm Springs

    Judge rules former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case, dismisses charges (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A district court judge ruled Wednesday that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in a criminal case for alleged sex abuse of a minor about 50 years ago, dismissing the charges against him.

  24. Aleteia

    Former Cardinal McCarrick found non competent to stand trial (opens Aleteia)

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    Aleteia's feed description

    A Massachusetts court found that the former cardinal, accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1974, suffers from incapacitating dementia.

  25. NBC News

    Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    McCarrick, the ex-archbishop of Washington, D.C., was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after an internal Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults as well as children.

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