PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Washington Post
Philly prosecutors to retry ousted priest after jury deadlocked on attempted rape charge
By Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia prosecutors will retry an ousted priest on an attempted rape charge after a jury deadlock.
The Rev. James Brennan says the decision reopens wounds that were starting to heal.
Forty-year-old Brennan is accused of trying to rape a young teen boy in 1996. Brennan has admitted in a church trial that he slept with him and let him watch porn, but he denies molesting him.
Brennan’s lawyer says 11 of 12 jurors wanted to acquit his client last month.
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