PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Pottstown Mercury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an altar boy.
The ruling Wednesday came after jurors said they were deadlocked. They’ve been deliberating since last week.
The 26-year-old accuser testified he was sexually assaulted in a rectory bedroom by the Rev. Andrew McCormick in 1997.
McCormick denies the allegations. He has been suspended from the church since 2011 over complaints about his behavior around children.
The case involves McCormick’s time at a Polish parish in northeast Philadelphia. A small but loyal group of parishioners has attended the trial to support him.
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