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Dennis J. Moloney

Released
Full name:Dennis Moloney
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Michigan
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Anti-War Catholic Worker Movement DC Nine Catholic Left
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Biography

A Roman Catholic priest associated with Detroit, Michigan, Rev. Dennis Moloney was one of the nine who raided the Dow Chemical offices on March 22, 1969, destroying files and pouring blood over records to protest napalm and nerve-gas production. He was charged with malicious destruction of property and unlawful entry and sentenced with the group; most convictions were reversed on appeal in 1972.

Case

Charges: Malicious destruction of property and unlawful entry (the March 22, 1969 raid on Dow Chemical's Washington, DC offices).
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: Convicted; most convictions reversed on appeal in 1972.
Convicted: Yes