John Geoghan
In January 2002, Boston Catholic priest John Geoghan was convicted of molesting a young boy at a swimming pool in 1991 and sentenced to up to 10 years. After his conviction, the now defrocked priest was accused of molesting 130 other individuals during his 30 years as a priest. Eighty-six plaintiffs filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Boston over the crimes committed by Geoghan.
The 68-year-old Geoghan was put into protective custody in Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. His cellmate was 38-year-old Joseph Druce, a self-proclaimed white supremacist who was serving a life sentence after killing a man who picked him up while he was hitchhiking. Druce claimed the man had made a sexual pass at him.
On August 23, 2003, Druce blocked the cell door, then strangled and stomped Geoghan to death. It has been theorized that the guards may have turned a blind eye to the murder, since only one officer was on duty, instead of the usual two. It has also been suggested that Druce may have been planning for the murder for some time.
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