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McCarrick Allegedly Prayed as He Sexually Abused Teen Boy

July 30, 2021 from Vice Magazine by Carter Sherman

Criminal complaint reveals disgusting details of McCarrick’s alleged abuse McCarrick allegedly started sexually abusing the victim when he was a “young boy,” according to the complaint, in no less than four states. On June 8, 1974, when the victim was 16, his brother got married. At the reception, McCarrick told the victim that his father … Read more

Broken Faith: Inside The Catholic Church’s Plan To Quietly Pay Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

March 27, 2019 from Vice News by Carter Sherman, Joe Hill

When Paul Barr was 16 years old, a priest asked him to the rectory of the Sacred Heart church in Niagara Falls, New York. Barr remembers that the priest handed him a beer, suggested that he lie down, and then touched his groin. Four decades later, Barr learned that his story was worth $45,000. In … Read more