PHILADELPHIA (PA)
San Luis Obispo Tribune
By MARYCLAIRE DALE — Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for a Philadelphia Catholic school ex-teacher accused of raping an altar boy says the accuser is “gaming the system” after years of drug addiction.
The lawyer says his awkward, vision-impaired client is an easy target for someone hoping to sue the Roman Catholic church.
The 24-year-old accuser says he was raped by two priests and the sixth-grade teacher, Bernard Shero.
Philadelphia prosecutors relied on the accuser to file a landmark 2011 grand jury report and charge the three men with passing the boy around.
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