KENTUCKY
UPI
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 13 (UPI) — The sex abuse trial of a Roman Catholic priest in Kentucky has been delayed while he has treatment for what is likely to be terminal cancer, a prosecutor says.
A doctor’s letter included in court files said the Rev. James Schook has stage IV malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal reported Wednesday.
Schook, who may have less than a year to live, was to have gone to trial last month but a judge ordered a delay. Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney John Balliet said Schook might face trial in December if he is in better health, even if the improvement is only temporary.
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