PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC 10
By Dan Stamm and Maryclaire Dale
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013
A Philadelphia jury returned guilty verdicts on child-sex charges against a Roman Catholic priest and former Catholic school teacher.
The jury found Rev. Charles Engelhardt guilty on 4 of 5 charges but they were deadlocked on a charge of involuntary deviant sexual behavior with a minor. Teacher Bernard Shero was found guilty on all charges including corruption of minors.
A 24-year-old policeman’s son and longtime heroin addict says he was sexually assaulted as a child by both defendants. His complaint led to last year’s landmark prosecution of a church official convicted of child endangerment for transferring a suspected predator priest.
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