Lawsuit: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick abused boy in Newark in 1990s A lawsuit alleges that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a teenage boy in the 1990s when he was leader of the archdiocese of Newark, New JerseyJohn Bellocchio, a survivor of abuse, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Newark, N.J., Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Bellocchio's lawsuit accuses defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former Archbishop of the Newark diocese. Bellocchio's lawsuit accuses defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former Archbishop of the Newark diocese. It also names the Newark archdiocese as a defendant, but not Vatican officials. The AP does not typically name people alleging sexual abuse unless they provide their consent.

Source: ABC News December 02, 2019 16:33 UTC