Former US Catholic Cardinal’s Sexual Abuse Trial Suspended Due to Competency Concerns: Wisconsin Judge
Waukesha, Wisconsin – The sexual abuse trial of former US Catholic cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been suspended by a Wisconsin judge, according to court records. McCarrick, who is 93 years old, is the highest-ranking US Catholic official to face charges related to the systemic sexual abuse of minors in the Church. The allegations against him include sexually assaulting a teenager in Wisconsin in 1977. The decision to suspend the trial came after McCarrick was diagnosed with dementia. Judge David Reddy stated that he “makes a finding of incompetence and suspends the matter due to competency,” … Read more