A Massachusetts judge ruled Aug. 30 that Theodore McCarrick, a 93-year-old former cardinal, was not competent enough, due to advanced dementia, to stand trial on state charges of sexual abuse.
Dedham District Court
BREAKING: Massachusetts Sex Abuse Charges Against McCarrick Dismissed; He’s Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial
A Massachusetts judge ruled Aug. 30 that Theodore McCarrick, a 93-year-old former U.S. Cardinal, was not competent enough, due to advanced dementia, to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse in that state.
Massachusetts Expert Finds McCarrick Incompetent to Stand Trial on Abuse Charges
An expert hired by the state of Massachusetts to conduct an evaluation of Theodore McCarrick recently concluded that the ex-cardinal is not competent to stand trial on the criminal sex abuse charges against him in the state.