A Mountain Home, Idaho, priest accused of raping an intoxicated man
who was renting a room from him will not face a new trial for now, and
the Diocese of Boise says he will not be given any new assignment.
The Idaho Statesman reports that the Rev.
Victor Franz Jagerstatter's trial in 2017 was declared a mistrial after
the jury could not reach a unanimous decision.
At the time, prosecutors said one juror
refused to deliberate the verdict. After the mistrial, the alleged
victim was deployed on military duty, and in July 2018, the charge was
dismissed without prejudice, meaning there won't be an immediate
retrial, but the possibility remains open.
Priest accused of rape won't face new trial for now - SFGate
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