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Patrick McSorley, a victim of defrocked pedophile priest John Geoghan who spoke openly of the deep scars left by clergy sexual abuse, has been found dead, his lawyer said on Monday. Mitchell Garabedian, who represented McSorley and dozens of others who said they had been abused by Geoghan, confirmed reports that McSorley's body had been found in downtown Boston, but declined further comment on the cause of death. Boston police declined to comment, but said they had responded to a report of a "sudden death" in that neighborhood early on Monday. "He was a loving father, a caring son, and...

One of the most outspoken Boston clergy sex abuse victims, who said he had been molested by defrocked priest John Geoghan, was found dead early Monday, his lawyer said. The cause of death for Patrick McSorley, 29, was not immediately announced. He nearly drowned in a river last year but denied he had attempted suicide. His attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, said he received a call from police early Monday morning informing him that McSorley had died. Garabedian would not comment on the cause of death, saying not all members of McSorley's family had yet been notified. McSorley often appeared at news...

Grief-stricken Jackie 'contemplated suicide' as way of rejoining JFK after assassination By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 14 November 2003 The former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy was so consumed with grief at the loss of her husband that she contemplated suicide as a means of rejoining him, according to a Catholic priest in whom she confided after President John F Kennedy was assassinated. This poignant new glimpse of Mrs Kennedy emerges from excerpts of the diaries of Richard McSorley, a Jesuit priest and professor of theology at Georgetown University, which have just been made public, shortly before the 40th anniversary of...