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June 21, 2018

Former Archbishop of D.C. Removed Over Sexual Abuse Accusations
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The former archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Theodore Mc Carrick,
has been removed from the ministry for sexual abuse and misconduct
dating back decades. Church officials said Wednesday that Mc Carrick was
credibly accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly 50 years ago.
They also said he had faced three allegations of sexual misconduct with
adults in the past. The Washington Post reports that Cardinal Mc Carrick
helped shape many of the church's policies for responding to the sexual
abuse crisis.


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