Charges the 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal sexually assaulted a teenage boy in the 1970s were dismissed.
dating to 1999 that McCarrick's behavior was problematic, yet he became an influential cardinal, kingmaker and emissary of the Holy See's"soft diplomacy."
Without being able to remember discussions, he could not participate with his lawyers in his defense, she said. McCarrick has maintained that he is innocent, and pleaded not guilty in September 2021. He was also charged in April withIn February, McCarrick's attorneys asked the court to dismiss the case, saying a professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine had examined him and concluded that he has dementia, likely Alzheimer's disease.
Mitchell Garabedian, a well-known lawyer for clergy sexual abuse victims who is representing the man accusing McCarrick, said in June that his client was discouraged by the prosecution expert's findings.
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