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To: sinkspur
It will serve no purpose other than to remind lurkers that O'Brien signed a consent agreement to relinquish control over sexual abuse cases to a layman in lieu of being indicted for obstruction of justice

No, he did not. That is not what the agreement states. It has been posted elsewhere, if not on this thread.

362 posted on 06/17/2003 6:31:28 PM PDT by TotusTuus
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To: TotusTuus
No, he did not.

Well, the DA was ready to indict him for obstruction of justice, and O'Brien admitted to moving priests, even though he knew they were guilty of pederasty, and did not inform pastors or parishioners of the receiving parishes.

And, when O'Brien came out and said "there was no cover-up," DA Romley, when questioned about it, said "Does the bishop not remember what he signed?"

Totus, you can spin the agreement however you want to spin it, but the only reason O'Brien wasn't behind bars for that offense was the DA worked out a deal with him.

363 posted on 06/17/2003 6:37:13 PM PDT by sinkspur
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