PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC 10
[with video]
By Dan Stamm and David Chang | Tuesday, Oct 8, 2013
Bail was reduced for a Philadelphia priest who was arraigned last month on charges that he sexually assaulted an altar boy over a three-year period and was previously accused of sexually abusing 20 boys.
A judge set Rev. Robert L. Brennan’s bail on rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and aggravated sexual assault charges at 10 percent of $1 million back on September 27. Brennan also was ordered to not have contact with his accuser.
On October 8, his bail was reduced to 10 percent of $50,000.
“We are disappointed and worried by the bail reduction for Fr. Robert L. Brennan,” wrote Barbara Dorris, a spokeswoman for the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests(SNAP). “Kids are safest when predators are jailed. And despite Fr. Brennan’s long ties to Philadelphia, we fear he may flee overseas if given a chance, knowing that he likely faces a long sentence if convicted.”
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