PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CBS Philly
By Tony Hanson
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The jury in the clergy sexual abuse case was back at work for an 8th day on Thursday. They were told to rely on their memories in response to questions about critical trial testimony.
As expected, the judge told the jury it can not re-hear days worth of testimony from of several key witnesses, including two men who testified they were abused by priests charged in this case.
One priest, James Brennan, has pleaded not guilty. Another former priest, Edward Avery pleaded guilty and is now in prison.
In addition to the time factor, the judge told the jury reading such lengthy testimony would not be fair to either side since she indicated there is more to reading the credibility of a witness than just the words.
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