KANSAS CITY (KS)
Fox Nine News
Sept. 16, 2019
By Karra Small
The trial of a KCK priest charged with child sexual misconduct has ended in a hung jury.
The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that jurors couldn’t reach a verdict in the trail of Scott Kallal.
Kallal was charged with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child stemming from an incident involving a young girl at St. Patrick’s School in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2015.
He was placed on leave from his duties at St. Patrick’s and Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Overland Park in 2017 after police began a criminal investigation.
The Wyandotte County District Attorney has not said whether they intend to retry Kallal.
The Survivor’s Network of those abused by Priests issued a statement saying they hope that charges will be refiled in the case.
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