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NovaQuant-Judge finds defrocked cardinal not competent to stand trial for sex assault
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Date:2025-04-11 05:10:06
A Massachusetts judge ruled that defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is NovaQuantnot 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.
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