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Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial
Local News The once-powerful American prelate faced charges that he abused a teenage boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974. Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick appears for an arraignment at Dedham District Court on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Dedham, Massachusetts. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) […]
70-year-old R.I. man reaches settlement with Fall River Roman Catholic diocese over sex abuse suffered at age 8
Local News By Associated Press October 11, 2023 | 5:01 PM FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who recently reached a settlement with a Roman Catholic diocese in Massachusetts over sexual abuse he suffered at age 8 said Wednesday he is speaking out because “my voice was taken away from me for all […]
Dorchester man gets 5 years for sex, drug trafficking
Crime Woburn police arrested Theodore Gamble Williams during a 2017 undercover sex trafficking sting. A Dorchester man was sentenced to five years in prison for sex and drug trafficking, officials announced Friday. Theodore Gamble Williams, 38, will serve five years after being convicted by a Middlesex Superior Court jury of trafficking a woman for sexual […]
Mass. is changing its sex ed, health class guidelines for the first time in 24 years. What to know.
Schools Education officials unanimously approved an updated health and physical education framework on Tuesday, bringing changes to sex ed curriculum guidelines. Sue Ogrocki/AP, File More Massachusetts students will receive sex education that is medically accurate and LGBTQ+ inclusive after state education officials unanimously approved new curriculum guidelines on Tuesday — the first time the framework […]
Canton man convicted of sex trafficking after sharing nude photos of teen in sex ads
Crime Prosecutors said Keion Rowell began prostituting the 15-year-old runaway shortly after meeting her in January 2021. A Canton man was convicted Thursday on charges of sex trafficking a 15-year-old runaway by posting online sex ads, prostituting her, and pocketing the money, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Keion Rowell, 24, was arrested and charged in April […]