PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NECN
Jan 23, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A church social worker says she believed a longtime heroin addict was sober when he raised abuse claims against two priests and a teacher.
Louise Hagner’s testimony for the defense Wednesday is designed to discredit the accuser. The young man has testified that he was high when he first detailed the abuse.
He has since changed key details of his story.
Hagner’s notes show he said he was abused by sixth-grade teacher Bernard Shero in the classroom in 2000 and raped by the Rev. Charles Engelhardt for five hours at church.
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