What Was Really Behind The
Geoghan Vendetta?
Father John Geoghan
Touched a boy's buttocks in
a swimming pool.
Sandra Leah Hamlin
A Jewish Judge who gave an unheard of
sentence.
Souza-Baranowski
Correctional Was Goeghan's Prison
A Super-Max Class Five Prison for the
most violent offenders.
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There Was Always Something Odd To The Geoghan Case.
The entire case hinged on one 20 year-old event, where a
priest touched a boy in a swimming pool. The papers, the prosecutors,
and the judge went out of their way to paint a 70 year-old priest as a
monster.
The Judge gave Father Geoghan a 10-year sentence in one
of the most dangerous prisons in America.
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Michel Garabedian
The attorney, who instigated the case against the church, said it wasn't about money, but
closure. He received
$3,300.000
as his fee for the settlement.
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Dragged Some Old Cardinal
Garabedian dragged Cardinal Law up to the stand. He questioned him
about 133 instances and Law knew nothing.
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Prosecutor David Deakin
This ambitious prosecutor ran with 15 year-old charges. They are based
on specific allegations that were made in 1989, well within the current
15-year limit, which he said should apply.
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Father Geoghan's Shrink
Dr.
Messener, Rev. John J. Geoghan's psychiatrist, gave
damaging testimony.
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Dr Messener
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Court Psychiatrist
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Jay Feierman, (left) testified about the Catholic Church's
indifference to sexual abuse matters.
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The Trial And Sentence
The trial was a media frenzy, that included a prejudiced judge and an
ambitious prosecutor. The Federal guidelines are 3 years maximum,
considering this was a 68 year-old priest, and the witness was a 33
year-old drug addict.
The Judge sentenced him to 10 years at a super-max prison.
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The Murder
Joe Druce followed Geoghan into his cell at lockdown, where he
strangled and beat him to death. Prisoners
screamed but the guards did nothing for ten minutes.
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Hauled Out Like The Trash
If the church didn't demand a funeral he would have been thrown in
an unmarked grave.
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It Appears The Guards Were Complicit
Druce was standing outside Geoghan's cell door just before it was to be
closed after Saturday's lunch break — a violation of prison regulations.
Jim Pingeon, director of litigation for Massachusetts Correctional
Legal Services, a prisoners' rights group said: ~ "What isn't clear is
whether there was any complicity by the guards."
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Worcester County District Attorney John Conte
The investigation will investigate procedures, and whether there is
enough staffing at the prison.
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Katy Nantel
Denies there was any pressure to transfer Geoghan from Concord FCI
to Souza-Baranowski.
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Catherine Geoghan
The priest's sister testified that guards were harassing her brother.
She protested the move from Concord FCI to Souza-Baranowski Correctional,
saying it was a death sentence.
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Rabbi Neulander - A Contrast
He killed his
wife, and he now sits in NJ Trenton prison, which is a comfortable
medical facility.
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What's It All About?
You have a furious movement underway by Episcopalian and
Protestant churches, using the pulpit to criticize Israel, and divest
their pension funds. Zionist groups have warned the various churches to
drop the matter.
Now the whisper campaign mentions retribution, and the
pedophile charge is the only thing Israel can pull.
Imagine if this was a 70 year-old Rabbi. The
repercussions would extend to the White House.
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