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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest and ex-teacher charged with sexually assaulting an altar boy could testify Thursday as the two-week Philadelphia trial nears an end.
The case hinges on the credibility of the accuser, a 24-year-old policeman’s son and longtime heroin addict.
His accounts of being raped in about 1999 by the Rev. Charles Engelhardt, teacher Bernard Shero and a now-defrocked priest have changed significantly over time.
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