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Sentence in Philly Clergy Sexual Abuse Case Stuns Courtroom
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on June 12, 2013
In a sentence that stunned the packed courtroom, a Philadelphia judge today sentenced a Catholic priest to 6 to 12 years in prison, and a former parochial teacher 8 to 16 years, for the serial sexual assault of a 10-year-old altar boy in the late 1990s.” By Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Joseph Slobodzian
Guilty Verdicts Returned in Philadelphia Abuse Trial
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on January 31, 2013
Catholic Priest, Teacher Guilty of Abusing Altar Boy
A Philadelphia jury returned guilty verdicts (Jan. 30) on child-sex charges against a Roman Catholic priest and former Catholic school teacher. The verdict supports accounts by a 24-year-old policeman’s son that he was sexually abused by the Rev. Charles Engelhardt between 1998 to 1999 and sixth-grade teacher Bernard Shero in 2000.” By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press on NBCPhiladelphia.com
Prosecutors: Priest Trial Verdict a Victory
In a case that has already put a former official of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in prison for covering up child sexual abuse, a city jury Wednesday (Jan. 30) returned guilty verdicts against a priest and former parochial schoolteacher for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old Northeast altar boy.” By Joseph A. Slobodzian, Philadelphia Inquirer
Trial of Altar Boy Abusers Begins in Philadelphia
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on January 15, 2013
Trial Begins for Priest & Teacher Accused of Abusing Altar Boy
A Roman Catholic priest and a schoolteacher sexually abused a 10-year-old altar boy at different times more than a decade ago, assaulting him in a church sacristy in Northeast Philadelphia and in the back of a car, a prosecutor alleged on Monday (Jan. 13, 2013).” By Jon Hurdle
Lawyer Attacks Accuser in Philly Priest Sex Abuse Trial
Priests have been marked with a “bull’s eye” by manipulative accusers who plan to sue the church, a defense lawyer said as Philadelphia’s latest priest-abuse trial opened Monday (Jan. 13, 2013).” By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press, in Daily Times
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