#MeToo and #HimToo: Addiction and #NHCorruption — Beyond These Stone Walls

Jonathan Grover died from opiate addiction before his 49th birthday. His role in the case against Fr Gordon MacRae left unanswered questions, but now gains clarity. April 18, 2018, Updated June 26, 2026 by Ryan A. MacDonald Editor’s Note:‍ ‍ The image atop this post is a composite featuring the high school graduation photograph of Jonathan Grover at age 18. To the right is an artist’s rendering of a photo of Father Gordon MacRae circa 1983. The photo was composed for The Wall Street Journal and depicts Father MacRae in the time period in which the story told here was alleged to have taken place. This post by Ryan A. MacDonald is a necessary Part 2 of last week’s post, “Justice and Due Process Support the Rights of Priests — But Not This One.” When I read Father Gordon MacRae’s Holy Week post in 2018, I was struck by a revelation that he offered Mass in his prison cell for the soul of a man who helped put him there by falsely accusing him. I do not know that I could have done the same …