A Philadelphia judge on Wednesday set March 6 for the retrial of the Rev. James J. Brennan, the Roman Catholic priest charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy in 1996.
Common Pleas Court Judge Robert P. Coleman met briefly with city prosecutors and Brennan and his lawyers before setting the trial date and a March 4 pretrial hearing. Brennan, 49, was tried earlier this year with Msgr. William J. Lynn, 61, former secretary for clergy for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
On June 22, a Common Pleas Court jury said it could not reach a verdict on the counts of attempted rape and child-endangerment lodged against Brennan and a mistrial was declared. -
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