Jury done for weekend in Philly priest-abuse case

PHILADELPHIA (PA)
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The jury in a Philadelphia church-abuse trial will return Monday for a second day of deliberations in a case involving a priest and ex-teacher.

The jury of eight men and four women worked for less than two hours before adjourning Friday.

The jury must weigh the credibility of a 24-year-old heroin addict whose sex-abuse complaint took down a church official — and brought thousands of secret church files to light.

The policeman’s son came forward in 2009 with the stunning claim that he’d been raped by two priests and a teacher.

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