in the record, not only by expert testimony but by a wide collection of clinical observations and a survey of academic literature. ... There was no abuse of discretion in the admission of expert testimony on the subject of dissociative amnesia." Prison release and death Shanley was released on parole from Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on July 28, 2017, after serving 12 years. His sentence required him to be on supervised probation until 2027. Paul Shanley died of heart failure in Ware, Massachusetts, on October 28, 2020, at age 89. See also Roman Catholic sex abuse cases Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses Crimen sollicitationis References External links https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjOwvS9ve77AhXCxoYKHVlOA_wYABAAGgJ2dQ&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbeD2dXPtHjDSa9hyELyAnZr1Sea7PgYu8mYVg5aSIuUDr-QcsXYmaCkRXcWHyqzR4HGIpq42PU7gEdWDibBpeGpEdXzRQ8CeQbJq8lgTb4Km6P8oSkPIcVMxuFTNFSjTg-zqv1N-4aplZUjnuJI&sig=AOD64_29F4dsiQw3OYZUuUru_ygRVsQQEQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiC7u29ve77AhWwSzABHeSdCiwQ0Qx6BAgMEAE CourtTV's Paul Shanley trial coverage Church documents related to the case Vanity Fair Feature: Unholy Communion Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church 1931 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American criminals 21st-century American criminals 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests American people convicted of child sexual abuse American people convicted of indecent assault Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in the United States Laicized Roman Catholic priests Members of the clergy convicted of rape Catholic priests convicted of child sexual abuse American people convicted of rape Criminals from Massachusetts People with histrionic personality disorder People with narcissistic personality disorder American members of the clergy convicted of crimes