Priest trial jury deliberates for third day

PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer

Joseph A. Slobodzian, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 12:57 PM

Deliberations continued into a third full day in the child sex-assault trial of a Catholic priest and former parochial school teacher with no sign that the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury is near a verdict.

Unlike previous days of deliberations in the case against Rev. Charles Engelhardt and former parochial schoolteacher Bernard Shero the jury today has asked no questions of Judge Ellen Ceisler.

Shortly before noon, the jury of eight men and four women made its first public appearance in days when – poker-faced and staring straight ahead – they were escorted by court officers out of the building for some fresh air.

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