(CNN) — A Philadelphia Catholic priest was sentenced Wednesday to six to 12 years in prison, and a teacher at the same parish was sentenced to eight to 16 years in prison, in a case involving the sexual assault of an elementary school student.
The Rev. Charles Engelhardt, who was a priest at St. Jerome Parish in northeast Philadelphia, was convicted in January of indecently assaulting a 10-year-old boy in 1998 and 1999.
The parochial teacher, Bernard Shero, who authorities said raped the same boy in 2000, was convicted of rape, attempted rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, indecent sexual assault and other charges.
Both men also must serve five years of probation after prison, the judge ordered at Wednesday’s sentencing.
“This prison sentence sends a clear message to sexual assault victims in Philadelphia. If you come forward, you will be heard,” Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams said. “I would also like to compliment the jury for its hard work in carefully sifting through the evidence, and coming up with a just verdict.”
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