MASSACHUSETTS
The Republican
By Ray Kelly | rkelly@repub.com
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on September 03, 2015
Chicago actress Laurie Heineman will portray Hampden Superior Court Judge Constance M. Sweeney in “Spotlight,” an upcoming movie chronicling the pedophile priest scandal in Massachusetts.
Hollywood A-listers Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton star as Boston Globe staffers probing allegations of sexual abuse. Canadian actor Len Cariou plays Cardinal Bernard Law.
The film on the Pulitzer Prize winning investigation is set for release on Nov. 6.
In 2001, Sweeney reversed another judge’s ruling and ordered the release of 10,000 documents from 84 lawsuits concerning John J. Geoghan, a former priest convicted of molestation.
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