Defrocked Priest Convicted in Sex Abuse Case in Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts -
Paul R. Shanley, the defrocked priest whose name figured prominently in the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston three years ago, was convicted on two counts of child rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery today, more than two decades after the victim said the molestation first occurred.
Mr. Shanley, who many said had reached out to wayward teenagers as a so-called street priest, is only the second priest to be convicted of sexual abuse in the wake of the 2002 scandal that resulted in the archdiocese's paying $85 million to settle almost 550 lawsuits by people who said that they had been sexually abused by a number of priests.
Until today, the only priest to be convicted was John J. Geoghan, who was found guilty of molesting a 10-year-old boy. Defrocked and sent to prison, he was strangled by a fellow inmate in 2003.
Mr. Shanley, now 74, could be sentenced to life in prison. After the jury of seven men and five women, which began deliberations on Thursday, delivered its verdict this afternoon, the judge revoked Mr. Shanley's bail. Sentencing is set for Feb. 15."
Read the article at The New York Times
Paul R. Shanley, the defrocked priest whose name figured prominently in the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston three years ago, was convicted on two counts of child rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery today, more than two decades after the victim said the molestation first occurred.
Mr. Shanley, who many said had reached out to wayward teenagers as a so-called street priest, is only the second priest to be convicted of sexual abuse in the wake of the 2002 scandal that resulted in the archdiocese's paying $85 million to settle almost 550 lawsuits by people who said that they had been sexually abused by a number of priests.
Until today, the only priest to be convicted was John J. Geoghan, who was found guilty of molesting a 10-year-old boy. Defrocked and sent to prison, he was strangled by a fellow inmate in 2003.
Mr. Shanley, now 74, could be sentenced to life in prison. After the jury of seven men and five women, which began deliberations on Thursday, delivered its verdict this afternoon, the judge revoked Mr. Shanley's bail. Sentencing is set for Feb. 15."
Read the article at The New York Times
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