McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019.
DEDHAM, Mass. — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he suffers from dementia.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Dr. Kerry Nelligan, a psychologist hired by the prosecution, said she found significant deficits in McCarrick’s memory during two interviews in June, and he was often unable to recall what they had discussed from one hour to the next. As with any form of dementia, she said there are no medications that could improve the symptoms.
McCarrick appeared via a video link during the hearing. He was slightly slumped in his chair wearing a light-green shirt and what appeared to be a gray sweater around his shoulders. He did not speak during the hearing. At that time, lawyers said McCarrick had a “limited understanding” of the criminal proceedings against him.
“In spite of the criminal court’s decision today,” Garabedian said Wednesday, “many clergy sexual-abuse victims feel as though former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is and will always be the permanent personification of evil within the Catholic Church.”
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