Massachusetts expert: McCarrick not competent to stand trial

After a recommendation from an expert, sexual assault charges against Theodore McCarrick could be dismissed in August

An expert hired by the state of Massachusetts has recommended that Theodore McCarrick be judged incompetent to stand trial on decades-old sexual assault charges against the former cardinal.

Theodore McCarrick outside a Massachusetts courthouse. The Pillar file photo.

The expert’s findings were made public during a June 29 hearing in Dedham District Court,…