PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Big Trial
By Ralph Cipriano
for bigtrial.net
Before he ever told his story to detectives, the district attorney, the grand jury, or the jury in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sex abuse case, “Billy Doe” gave an interview to a couple of social workers from the archdiocese.
And the story he told was pretty wild, and full of violence. According to one of the social workers, Billy claimed a predator priest sat on his chest, cutting off his air, before the priest pummeled the 10-year-old altar boy with hours of anal sex. Billy told the social worker another predator priest punched him in the face and knocked him out, and when he woke up, the boy was naked and tied up with altar sashes. Billy also claimed a Catholic teacher punched him in the face, and wrapped a seat belt around his neck before raping him.
By the time Billy Doe told his story to authorities, all the violence and wild details were gone. The jury in the archdiocese sex abuse case may have to figure out why.
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