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US Cardinal Resigns Over Abuse Claims

Theodore McCarrick says he has "no recollection" of an alleged assault on a teenager nearly 50 years ago.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a US cardinal over allegations of child sex abuse. Theodore McCarrick says he has "no recollection" of the alleged assault. We hear from the lawyer of a man who says he was abused as a teenager nearly 50 years ago.

Also on the programme: A US Congressman tells us Cambodia has "dramatically moved towards an authoritarian state"; and a female skipper wins an around the world yacht race for the first time.

(Image: Theodore Edgar McCarrick in February 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi)

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Sat 28 Jul 201820:06GMT

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  • Sat 28 Jul 201820:06GMT

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