Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 92, charged with sexual assault over alleged 1977 incident

Theodore McCarrick, a defrocked former cardinal who once served as the archbishop of Washington D.C., is facing new sexual assault accusations tied to an alleged incident that occurred more than 40 years ago, authorities announced this week.

McCarrick, now 92, is charged in Wisconsin with one count of sexual assault in the fourth degree, the state's Department of Justice said in a news release issued on Monday. He is specifically charged in connection with a reported incident said to have taken place in April 1977 at a residence in Geneva Lake, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

"The complaint alleges that McCarrick engaged in repeated sexual abuse of the victim over time, including the charged incident that involved the alleged fondling of the victim's genitals while staying as a guest at a Geneva Lake residence," department officials wrote in Monday's release.