Day: November 1, 2007

McGuire to jail

Rev. Donald McGuire SJ will have to go to jail, having lost his appeal in Walworth County (Wis.) court, the Janesville Gazette reports.

The Rev. Donald J. McGuire is in custody and will have to go to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals if he wishes to overturn a conviction on nearly 40-year-old child molestation charges.

Minutes after Walworth County Judge James Carlson denied every defense motion requesting a new trial, McGuire, 77, was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation.

A Wisconsin Department of Corrections spokesperson said McGuire was arrested for failing to comply with requirements of his sex offender registration.

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McGuire had not returned information needed to update his registered status, department of corrections spokesman John Dipko said.

McGuire will likely spend at least three days in jail while the violation is investigated. Probation agents could force him to say longer as a punishment for failing to comply with requirements.

 

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Impact man

Convicted sexual abuser Rev. Donald McGuire, S.J., made his mark in the Deep South, leading Bishop J. Kevin Boland of Savannah GA to write to Chicago Province Jesuits on Sept. 24, 2003, telling what he’d been told by a boy’s parents:

“They are an excellent family and are obviously very concerned because of the relationship their (name redacted) had over a long period of time with Father McGuire. (Name redacted) has transferred his loyalty from family to Father McGuire,” Boland said in the message on official diocesan letterhead. “On a different level, the Diocese of Savannah is also concerned because Father McGuire gave at least three retreats for our potential seminarians at the request of our Vocation Director. By all accounts they were very dynamic and had great impact on those who participated.”

Great impact, yes.

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