PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC 10
By Karen Araiza
Monday, Jul 23, 2012
Father James Brennan will be retried in the landmark priest child sex abuse case.
He’s accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in 1996. Jurors could not agree on a verdict in his first trial.
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On Monday morning, Philadelphia prosecutors announced they’ll put Brennan on trial again.
He was a co-defendant in the trial earlier this summer with Monsignor William Lynn. After 13 days of deliberating, jurors could not agree on verdicts for Brennan and could only agree on one of the three verdicts for Lynn. Lynn was convicted of one count of endangering the welfare of a child. He was accused of mishandling sex abuse complaints while he was secretary of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Monsignor Lynn was acquitted of a second charge of endangerment and a charge of conspiracy. He was taken straight to jail and was denied a later request to be put under house arrest until his sentencing in August.
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