PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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. 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. Lynn is the first U.S. church official charged over his handling of abuse complaints.
Divided jury returns Friday in Philly priest case
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Monsignor William Lynn walks to the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. Lynn is the first Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever charged with child endangerment, for allegedly keeping co-defendants former priest Edward V. Avery and the Rev. James J. Brennan, and other accused predators, in ministry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The Rev. James J. Brennan walks from the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. The jury in a landmark U.S. clergy abuse trial says it is hung on four of the five charges, and the judge has sent the jurors back to deliberate further. Brennan is charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The Rev. James J. Brennan, right, accompanied by defense attorney William Brennan, who is not related to his client, walks from the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. The jury in a landmark U.S. clergy abuse trial says it is hung on four of the five charges, and the judge has sent the jurors back to deliberate further. Brennan is charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Monsignor William Lynn walks from the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. The jury in a landmark U.S. clergy abuse trial says it is hung on four of the five charges, and the judge has sent the jurors back to deliberate further. Lynn is the first Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever charged with child endangerment, for allegedly keeping co-defendants former priest Edward V. Avery and the Rev. James J. Brennan, and other accused predators, in ministry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The Rev. James J. Brennan enters the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. Brennan is charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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