Two Defendants Elect Not to Testify in Archdiocese Sex Abuse Case

By Ralph Cipriano
for bigtrial.net

The court crier swore in Father Charles Engelhardt and Bernard Shero as witnesses.

Judge Ellen Ceisler then asked if the two defendants were electing not to testify on their behalf at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia sex abuse trial.

Both defendants confirmed they had decided to take a pass.

Engelhardt
The judge asked if eith…