KENTUCKY
LEO Weekly
Though the trial of Rev. James Schook — a Louisville priest charged with sexually abusing two underage boys in the ’70s — was to begin last month, it now looks like it will be delayed until next year, if it’s even tried at all.
While the reason for the postponement in hearings until Dec. 17 was initially a scheduling conflict with another case being prosecuted by Jefferson County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney John Balliet, The Courier-Journal subsequently found that the delay was due to Schook suffering from stage IV melamona. With Schook currently undergoing chemotherapy, Balliet says that “now would not be a good time for him to stand trial.”
Balliet tells LEO that Schook’s health will be evaluated at the December hearing, at which time they will determine whether the trial will go forward.
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