PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CBS Philly
By Tony Hanson
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)- The second part of the landmark clergy abuse case was scheduled to begin today with the trial of two men, a priest and a lay teacher, charged with sexually assaulting the same young boy when he was in 5th and 6th grade. But, the trial has been delayed indefinitely, because one of the defense attorneys suffered a death in the family and will be unavailable for several days.
The case will be assigned to a new judge and may be delayed by weeks or even months.
Father Charles Engelhardt, 65, is charged with sexually assaulting the then-fifth-grade student in the church sacristy at St. Jerome’s in the Northeast.
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