Divided jury returns Friday in Philly priest case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A stubbornly divided Philadelphia jury will have a day off to dwell on clergy-abuse charges pending against two Roman Catholic priests.
The jury is deliberating anew after telling a judge Wednesday morning they are hung on four of five charges.
Now, they're off until Friday because one juror has an important family conflict Thursday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The panel is weighing criminal charges against a priest and a church official who supervised him at the Philadelphia archdiocese.
The Rev. James Brennan is charged with molesting a 14-year-old boy in 1996.
Monsignor William Lynn is charged with conspiracy and child endangerment for allegedly helping the church cover up abuse complaints from 1992 to 2004.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lynn is the first U.S. church official charged over his handling of abuse complaints.