Ipswich police arrest N.Y. priest on rape charges

IPSWICH (MA)
WCVB

IPSWICH, Mass. —
A New York priest is being returned to Massachusetts to face rape charges.

Ipswich police arrested the Rev. Richard McCormick Thursday afternoon in New Rochelle, NY. Police acted on an indictment warrant for five counts rape of a child in Ipswich in 1981 and 1982.

The victim was 11 and 12 at the time of the incident, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s office said.

The indictments are a result of a joint investigation by the Ipswich Police Department and the Essex District Attorney’s office.

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