CNA Staff, Dec 30, 2024 / 15:05 pm

A Wisconsin judge last week ordered that a sexual assault case against disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick will remain paused until the laicized clergyman dies. 

The criminal case against McCarrick in Wisconsin was suspended in January after a psychologist hired by the court found that the former prelate was not competent to stand trial. 

The misdemeanor sexual assault charges in the case relate to an incident that allegedly occurred in April 1977 near a house by Geneva Lake near Elkhorn.

Court records indicate that Walworth County Circuit Court Judge David Reddy on Dec. 27 said the trial will not resume before the 94-year-old passes away. McCarrick is reportedly suffering from dementia. 

Prosecutors told the court they were “not ready to dismiss this matter” and asked that the trial remain “in suspended status.” McCarrick’s attorney Jerome Buting countered that McCarrick’s “extreme deterioration” should lead the court to dismiss the case outright. 

Reddy said the court “cannot dismiss the matter” under state law, but the court “will not set any further reviews on this matter and it will remain in suspended status until the defendant passes away,” court records say. 

McCarrick was not present for the hearing. 

Local Wisconsin news outlet WLUK broke the news on Monday. 

A Vatican investigation in 2019 found McCarrick guilty of numerous instances of sexual abuse, leading to the disgraced clergyman being laicized in February of that year. 

In August 2023, a district court judge in Massachusetts dismissed similar criminal sex abuse charges against McCarrick after two psychological evaluations determined he was too cognitively impaired to actively participate in his defense.

In 2020 the Vatican published a lengthy report on McCarrick examining the “institutional knowledge and decision-making” regarding the former cardinal, who rose through the ranks of the American Church throughout the mid- to late-20th century and headed the archdioceses of both Newark, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. 

In 2019 McCarrick told Slate that he was “not as bad as they paint me.” 

“I do not believe that I did the things that they accused me of,” the former cardinal said. 

Waukesha County has been named the the wealthiest county in Wisconsin, according to Smartasset, while Door County was 11th.

The financial technology company compared counties across the U.S. on three metrics: median income, investment income and property value. Using these categories, analysts created a wealth index on a scale of 100 and ranked each county nationwide.

You can find out more about Smartasset’s methodology here.

What are the wealthiest counties in Wisconsin?

According to Smartasset, these are the 10 wealthiest counties in Wisconsin:

1. Waukesha County
2. Ozaukee County
3. St. Croix County
4. Washington County
5. Dane County
6. Walworth County
7. Calumet County
8. Pierce County
9. Columbia County
10. Outagamie County

What Wisconsin county has the highest median income?

Waukesha County has the highest median income in the state of $101,639, according to Smartasset. St. Croix County, which is outside the Twin Cities, had the second highest with $97,950, followed by Ozaukee County at $92,258.

Door County was No. 36 with a median income of $68,257. The county’s national rank was No. 940.

What Wisconsin county has the highest investment income?

According to Smartasset, Ozaukee County has the highest investment income at $87,800, followed by Walworth County at $81,542 and Door County at $73,772.

Door County ranked No. 274 nationally.

What Wisconsin county has the highest median home value?

Waukesha County also topped Smartasset’s highest median home value list at $455,434. Ozaukee County came in second at $450,749 and Dane County followed with $434,772.

Door County was No. 7 in the state at $385,734, with its national rank being No. 439.

What Wisconsin county had the lowest ranking in overall wealth?

Langlade County was ranked 72 in overall wealth, followed by Ashland County and Price County, respectively.

Kevin Dittman contributed to this report.

The Wisconsin Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 29, 2024, results for each game:

Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 29 drawing

Midday: 6-1-7

Evening: 4-4-0

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Dec. 29 drawing

Midday: 2-1-7-7

Evening: 2-8-7-6

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Winning All or Nothing numbers from Dec. 29 drawing

Midday: 01-06-07-09-14-15-17-18-20-21-22

Evening: 01-03-04-07-08-09-11-13-18-20-21

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Winning Badger 5 numbers from Dec. 29 drawing

04-11-13-17-29

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Winning SuperCash numbers from Dec. 29 drawing

11-15-24-28-29-36, Doubler: N

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

• Prizes up to $599: Can be claimed at any Wisconsin Lottery retailer.
• Prizes from $600 to $199,999: Can be claimed in person at a Lottery Office. By mail, send the signed ticket and a completed claim form available on the Wisconsin Lottery claim page to: Prizes, PO Box 777 Madison, WI 53774.
• Prizes of $200,000 or more: Must be claimed in person at the Madison Lottery office. Call the Lottery office prior to your visit: 608-261-4916.

Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?

No, according to the Wisconsin Lottery. Due to the state’s open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner. Other information about the winner is released only with the winner’s consent.

When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?

• Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
• Mega Millions: 10:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
• Super Cash: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
• Pick 3 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
• Pick 3 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
• Pick 4 (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
• Pick 4 (Evening): 9:00 p.m. CT daily.
• All or Nothing (Day): 1:30 p.m. CT daily.
• All or Nothing (Evening): 9 p.m. CT daily.
• Megabucks: 9:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
• Badger 5: 9:00 p.m. CT daily.

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