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Former U.S. Cardinal Ruled Incompetent to Face Criminal Trial for Sexual Assault

Aug 30, 2023

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on criminal sexual abuse charges in Massachusetts, a state district judge ruled Wednesday in criminal court. 

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