Judge rules former US Cardinal McCarrick unfit for sex abuse trial
A judge in Massachusetts has dismissed criminal charges against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was accused of molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, citing his incompetence to stand trial due to dementia. McCarrick, who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019, is the only current or former U.S. Catholic cardinal to face child sex abuse charges. He is also facing a separate sexual assault case in Wisconsin involving the same alleged victim. The dismissal comes after psychological experts testified that McCarrick's dementia rendered him unable to meaningfully participate in his own defense.
