But the appellate court reversed that decision, saying prosecutors “failed to prove McCormack’s mental disorder renders him substantially likely to reoffend.” During the 2017 bench trial, Dr. Angelique Stanislaus, a psychiatrist and the state’s witness, and Dr. Raymond Wood, a psychologist who served as the defense expert, both concluded that McCormack had pedophilic disorder. But while Wood said that McCormack had a “below average” risk of reoffending, Stanislaus said the former Chicago priest’s likelihood of reoffending is “substantially probable, meaning much more likely than not,” according to the court’s filing. McCormack’s defense argued that the prosecution failed to prove the former priest qualifies as a sexually violent person in two ways: One, it didn’t prove how any mental disorder McCormack may have would create a risk for him to reoffend, and two, if his mental disorder does create a risk, the prosecution didn’t prove “substantial probability” that he would commit future sexual violence acts.