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Former priest Paul Shanley faces life in prison if convicted of raping a boy in the mid-1980s. Shanley is one of the central figures in the child sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed the Boston Archdiocese.
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 Verdict Form
Jurors must fill out these four pages after redering a verdict.
Letter to Rome
In this letter to the Vatican, Cardinal Mederios of Boston writes Shanley denied he preached about homosexuality contrary to Church teachings and calls him a "troubled priest."
1996 Settlement
According to this document, Shanley settled with one accuser for $45,000 and agreed not to work with minors.
Details of Speech
In this letter from a concerned listener, details emerge about a speech Shanley gave regarding his views on homosexuality and pedophilia.
Review Board Report
Shanley's superiors in the church issued this report in 1993 when two allegations surfaced. The report includes the assessment that Shanley "stopped this behavior in 1967."
Shanley's Deposition
In these excerpts of a deposition Shanley gave in a civil suit against him and the Boston Archdiocese, the accused priest invokes the his Fifth Amendment rights.
Cardinal's Deposition
In this deposition excerpt, Cardinal Bernard Law fields questions about his knowledge of reports of abuse and the conditions surrounding Shanley's sick leave.
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Paul Shanley isn't the only former Boston priest who went before a jury for allegations of sexual abuse. Defrocked priest John Geoghan, who was accused of abusing more than 100 children, was convicted of fondling a boy in a pool. He was serving a nine-to-10 year term when he was murdered by a fellow inmate. 