…is raising questions about another sex abuse conviction, this time of a Catholic priest in New Hampshire named Gordon MacRae. (“A Priest’s Story”, Wall Street Journal/ OpinionJournal.com, Apr. 30). One detail worth recording: a would-be “sting” phone call to the priest, which it was hoped would get him on record making incriminating statements, was made not from police headquarters but from the office of the personal injury lawyer representing an accuser. The New Hampshire press, reporting on Rabinowitz’s articles, relays the views of many involved in the legal proceedings against MacRae who consider the accusations against him well-founded (Daniel Barrick, “Writer takes up convicted priest’s case”, Concord Monitor, Apr. 29; “A radical claim” (editorial), Apr. 29; Denis Paiste, “Judge stands by priest’s sex abuse sentence”, Manchester Union Leader, Apr. 29). Amy Welborn has a thread. More: Mar. 22, 2004, and links from there; earlier posts.
Dorothy Rabinowitz
…is raising questions about another sex abuse conviction, this time of a Catholic priest in New Hampshire named Gordon MacRae. (“A Priest’s Story”, Wall Street Journal/ OpinionJournal.com, Apr. 30). One detail worth recording: a would-be “sting” phone call to the priest, which it was hoped would get him on record making incriminating statements, was made […]
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