Teacher and Priest Convicted of Sexual Abuse Claim Prosecutorial Misconduct, Ask for New Trial
By Kenneth Lipp Among the first stories covered by the Declaration was the sex abuse trial of Father Charles Engelhardt…
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Morning News Roundup – January 31, 2013
The day prior to the conviction of Father Charles Engelhardt and teacher Bernard Shero for sexually abusing a 10 year…
Judge Charges the Jury in the Sex Abuse Trial Against Teacher and Priest
Judge Ellen Ceisler instructed the jury of its duties this afternoon in deliberating the guilt of two men accused of…
Morning News Roundup – January 23, 2013
The website http://bishopaccountability.org/ has released a trove of documents from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s “Secret Archives,” records kept by the church of…
Morning News Roundup – January 19, 2013
Governor Corbett was at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia yesterday, touting the new system of…
Former Priest, Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Child, Recants Guilty Plea on the Witness Stand
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter (photos from the Philadelphia DA’s Office) (Editors note: we continue to use the pseudonym…
Difficult, Compelling Testimony: Day Two for Child Sexual Abuse Trial of Philadelphia Priest
Editor’s note: We are withholding Billy’s real name to protect his anonymity. Day two for the trial of Father Charles Engelhardt,…
Jury Hears Testimony from the Mother of Alleged Victim of Sex Abuse
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Editor’s note: In keeping with the Tao of Journalism, the name of the victim’s mother and…
Prosecution and Defense Complete Opening Statements in Sex Abuse Case Against Priest and Teacher
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the defense team completed their opening statements in the…
The Philly Declaration 