Archdiocese: No claims made against Cardinal McCarrick during his time in DC

WASHINGTON D.C.
WTOP-TV

June 24, 2018

By Patrick Roth

The Archdiocese of Washington said it found no allegations made against the former archbishop of Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick during his time in D.C.

McCarrick, who served as D.C.’s archbishop from 2001 to 2006, was removed from ministry after an allegation he sexually abused a teen 50 years ago when he was serving as a priest in the Archdiocese of New York.

In a letter from the Archdiocese that the Cardinal Donald Wuerl said he requested a review of all records in the Archdiocese of Washington while the Archdiocese of New York investigated the claim against McCarrick.

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