BREAKING: Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Makes First Court Appearance, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

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Sept. 3 marks the first time the disgraced ex-prelate has stepped foot in criminal court since accusations of long-standing sexual misconduct first came to light three years ago.

By Christine Rousselle, EWTN News, S

BOSTON — “Not guilty” were the words of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick to a Massachusetts judge on Friday morning, answering to charges of sexually assaulting a local teenage boy in the 1970s.

McCarrick has been charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14. Each of the three criminal charges carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

Once a high-ranking and influential U.S. prelate with an impressive international resume, McCarrick resigned from the college of cardinals in July 2018 following a past allegation of sex abuse against a teenager that the New York archdiocese deemed credible.  …

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