AP: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s, court records show.
McCarrick was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14. He is the first American cardinal to be criminally charged for assaulting a minor.
The 91 year-old serial abuser was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019.
https://t.co/0h507B9aG9 .@BostonGlobe reports new charges against McCarrick, no statue of limitations. "The alleged victim, then 16, said he was at his brother’s wedding reception at Wellesley College" when he was assaulted. The man recounted other incidents. pic.twitter.com/gaP6RivXig
— Catholic News Service Rome (@CatholicNewsSvc) July 29, 2021
