BARNSTABLE (MA)
WXTK [West Yarmouth, MA]
August 20, 2024
A retrial date has been set for the former Cape Cod priest charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.
In June, Mark Hession was found not guilty on two counts of rape, however the jury was deadlocked on the indecent assault charge.
The retrial is set for February 10 but there will be a status hearing in November and final pretrial hearing in January.
Hession was the priest at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Centerville at the time of the alleged incidents.
The Catholic Church suspended him five years ago for misconduct.
https://95wxtk.iheart.com/content/2024-08-20-retrial-date-set-for-former-cape-cod-priest/