Article On Repressed Memory
According to Zezima & Carey (2009), Paul R. Shanley was convicted in 2005 of the rape and assault of a six-year-old boy while serving as a priest in Boston. This case is interesting in several aspects, for one, the conviction hinged on the testimony of an individual who was 32 years of age at the time of his testimony. Zezima & Carey further assert that Mr. Shanley was a street priest who worked with troubled youth and also previously criticized the Catholic Church’s view on homosexuality. Mr. Shanley was accused by numerous people however, the victim indicated that he had no memory of the abuse until the year 2002 when he was 25 years old and an acquaintance showed him an article on sexual abuse of priests which
According to Zezima & Carey (2009), Paul R. Shanley was convicted in 2005 of the rape and assault of a six-year-old boy while serving as a priest in Boston. This case is interesting in several aspects, for one, the conviction hinged on the testimony of an individual who was 32 years of age at the time of his testimony. Zezima & Carey further assert that Mr. Shanley was a street priest who worked with troubled youth and also previously criticized the Catholic Church’s view on homosexuality. Mr. Shanley was accused by numerous people however, the victim indicated that he had no memory of the abuse until the year 2002 when he was 25 years old and an acquaintance showed him an article on sexual abuse of priests which