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John J. Geoghan

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The Resume

    (1935-August 23, 2003)
    Fondled/molested/raped over 130 boys
    Murdered while in protective custody at Souza-Baranowski Correction Center, northwest of Boston
    Murdered by fellow inmate Joseph Druce (2003)

Why he might be annoying:

    He molested children at the Waltham Boys and Girls Club.
    Being an authority figure and under the cloak of trusted religious morality, he abused young boys.
    His was the most publicized clergy sexual molestation case.
    84 lawsuits were collectively settled by the Boston Archdiocese for $10 million. After legal fees, that is about $50,000 each.
    The church threatened to appeal, attempting to drag the cases on for another five years by not accepting the settlement.
    It makes people wonder how the archdiocese raised $10 million when donations to the church are supposed to go to the poor.
    They claimed the settlement money came from insurance.
    In similar cases, the convicted priest offers individual apologies or allows his victims to face him and tell him face to face what he did. Geoghan did neither.
    His ten year sentence was for a 1991 incident in which he groped a ten year old boy in a swimming pool (January 2002).
    He was defrocked by the Catholic church.
    He was sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing a ten year old boy in 1991 (January 2002).
    People have forgotten that the man who murdered him is still a murderer, and not a hero.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Judge Sweeney at the sentencing praised the victims for coming forward and saving other kids from a similar fate.
    Convicted murderer Joseph Druce, 37, used a bed sheet to tie him to the cell door and then proceeded to beat him to death.
    He died prior to getting his last rites and, according to religious lore, is in Hell.
    His case brought to the surface the cover up of the Catholic church on priests who molest children.
    His jailing and ultimate murder, hopefully gives some peace to his victims.
    His sentencing opened 100s of law suits against Cardinal Bernard F. Law and the Archdiocese.
    Instead of his apology, a church spokesperson apologized on behalf of the church, and many of the victims acknowledge that as being helpful.
    Hopefully his murder will serve as a lesson to all other pedophiles and rapists.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 102 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 68 Votes: 51.47% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 47 Votes: 61.70% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 94 Votes: 62.77% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 77 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 86 Votes: 77.91% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 184 Votes: 76.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 394 Votes: 76.14% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1209 Votes: 70.14% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 2319 Votes: 69.90% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1445 Votes: 70.24% Annoying