MASSACHUSETTS
Christian Today
Czarina Ong 17 October 2015
Ronald Paquin was freed from jail after two medical specialists determined he does not currently meet the legal criteria for sexual dangerousness, despite his history, officials said.
Boston archbishop Cardinal Sean O’Malley has expressed dismay at the report that Ronald Paquin, a 72-year-old former Massachusetts priest who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old child, has been released from prison.
“We are disappointed in today’s ruling, particularly with concern for Ronald Paquin’s victims and all others who have experienced the reprehensible crime of the sexual abuse of minors,” he said.
O’Malley urged Paquin’s victims to come forward so that new cases could be filed for him to remain locked up in jail.
Paquin was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison, and he completed his sentence in May, officials said.
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