BOSTON (MA)
WCVB - ABC 5 [Boston MA]
June 5, 2024
By Phil Tenser
A Jesuit priest and former theology teacher at Boston College High School faces an indictment for raping a student at the school between 2008 and 2009.
Kevin White, 62, of Weston, will be arraigned on one count of rape and abuse of the child on June 27, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced on Wednesday. White, who lived in another state from 2010 through 2021, was indicted on Friday.
The DA’s office withheld additional details about the case pending the arraignment.
“All teachers, and all religious officials, are figures of authority and have a professional and moral obligation to always wield that authority properly and appropriately. Our office will provide this former student continual support as this case moves forward,” Hayden said in a statement.
Attorney Doug Brooks, who said he represents White, disputed the allegation in a statement sent via email.
“Fr. Kevin White is innocent of this charge, as confirmed by his passing a polygraph, and looks forward to the truth coming out in court. False accusations unfortunately do a disservice to those who have truly suffered abuse,” Brooks wrote.