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LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) – The trial of a Louisville priest accused of molesting two teenage boys has been delayed because doctors say the priest is dying.
Malignant melanoma -those two words have stalled a court battle that spent years in the making. A doctor’s letter filed in court confirms that Father James Schook is dying of stage four skin cancer.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP spokesman Cal Pfiefer said, “I hate that he’s going through that. Absolutely. But, again, if that was me and I was innocent, I’d want to defend myself while I’m still alive.”
Schook, the former pastor of St. Ignatius Martyr Church, is accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys in the ‘70s. He’s facing seven charges of sodomy. Pfiefer has been in contact with one of Schook’s alleged victims who is reeling from the news of yet another setback.
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