Court says pedophile ex-priest can’t be held beyond sentence
3 years, 7 months ago

Court says pedophile ex-priest can’t be held beyond sentence

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals court has reversed a trial judge’s ruling that a convicted child molester and defrocked priest can be held longer than his sentence, according to a Tuesday court filing. A three-judge panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court ruled Cook County prosecutors failed to prove Daniel McCormack’s mental disorder would likely cause him to re-offend, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. McCormack completed his five-year sentence in 2009 for molesting five boys in Chicago’s St. Agatha’s Roman Catholic parish. In its decision, the three-judge panel said that while they agree McCormack’s mental disorder could cause him to re-offend, Stanislaus failed to offer an explanation as to why the risk is ’substantial.

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Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim
1 year, 4 months ago

Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim

The Independent  

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Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds
1 year, 7 months ago

Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that 451 Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois …

Priest gets prison term for sexually abusing altar boy
2 years, 10 months ago

Priest gets prison term for sexually abusing altar boy

Associated Press  

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania Roman Catholic priest who sexually assaulted an altar boy for several years has been sentenced to 2 1/2 to five years in state prison. Andrew Mark Kawecki, of Greensburg will also have to register as a sex offender for 10 years once he’s freed from custody under the sentence imposed Thursday. Prosecutors said the …

Ex-priest who admitted abuse released from Illinois prison
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-priest who admitted abuse released from Illinois prison

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A defrocked Chicago priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children was released from an Illinois prison last month and is now back living in the city, a state agency says. McCormack, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to sexually abusing five children while he was a priest at St. Agatha’s parish, has since registered as a sex offender …

Sex abuse victims want AG to keep convicted priest locked up
3 years, 7 months ago

Sex abuse victims want AG to keep convicted priest locked up

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — An attorney and victims of sexual abuse by a Chicago Roman Catholic priest on Thursday urged Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to keep the defrocked priest locked up. “Daniel McCormack as a priest is a serial predator and has been incarcerated for some years,” victims’ advocate and attorney Jeff Anderson said. “We do know that he’s already sentenced …

Chicago archdiocese to pay $1.5 million in sexual abuse suit
4 years, 1 month ago

Chicago archdiocese to pay $1.5 million in sexual abuse suit

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who says he was sexually abused as a child by a defrocked priest who was convicted of sexually abusing several boys, the man’s attorney said Thursday. The settlement agreement announced in a news release by attorney Lyndsay Markley is the …

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