PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Daily News
SOLOMON LEACH, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
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POSTED: Friday, October 18, 2013
THE CASE against a former Philadelphia priest accused of sexually abusing an altar boy at a Northeast Philadelphia parish is now uncertain after the alleged victim died over the weekend.
Rev. Robert L. Brennan, 75, was arrested last month and charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and aggravated sexual assault, for abuse that allegedly took place at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish between 1998 and 2001, starting when the boy was 11 years old.
District Attorney Seth Williams announced the victim’s death in a statement yesterday.
“The decadeslong demons and scars the victim in this case endured ended this weekend when he was found dead by Philadelphia Police Detectives,” Williams said. “I cannot say enough about the bravery this young man displayed in coming forward to bring these crimes to light. This young man’s courage should serve as an inspiration to us all.”
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