FILE PHOTO: Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick appears for an arraignment at Dedham District Court, September 3, 2021, in Dedham, Massachusetts. The defrocked Cardinal McCarrick, the highest ranking Roman Catholic official in the United States to face criminal charges in the clergy sexual abuse scandal, was found not competent to stand trial on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File) DEDHAM, Massachusetts — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he is experiencing dementia.

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