Former Cardinal McCarrick Found Not Competent to Stand Trial on Sexual Abuse Charges

Despite the potential end of criminal prosecution, McCarrick still faces multiple civil cases in New Jersey.

Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., was found not competent to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse, possibly ending efforts to prosecute him.
McCarrick, the highest-ranking Catholic official in the nation to be criminally prosecuted on charges of sexual abuse, is 93 and his lawyers say he suffers from dementia.
McCarrick had faced similar charges in Massachusetts, but a judge there ruled in August that he was not competent to stand trial.
Despite the criminal charges being potentially dismissed, McCarrick still faces seven civil cases in New Jersey involving charges of sexual abuse.
The case against McCarrick has been a hard-won triumph for advocates for victims of sexual abuse in the church, despite the disappointing outcome.