Fr. Peter M. McCutcheon

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Ordained: 1979
Status: Guilty plea

Diocese: Archdiocese of Washington DC and MD

Report to the Archdiocese in 1986 of abuse. Removed from ministry. Charged. Pleaded guilty in 1986 to sexually abusing boys between 1981 and 1985. Sentenced to 25 years in jail; served only about one year. Sent to treatment in NM and put on probation. A civil suit was filed against the Archdiocese and McCutcheon in 1987 alleging, among other things, that McCutcheon had sexual and alcohol problems dating back to seminary days. Settled in 1988 after a judge found McCutcheon liable for damages. The Archdiocese paid the settlement. Laicized in 2004. Included on the Archdiocese’s list 10/15/2018.


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