KENTUCKY
WDRB
By Courtney Godfrey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A former Louisville priest accused of sexual abuse will stand trial.
After hearing from witnesses on both sides, Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry decided that James Schook is competent enough to stand trial.
Schook is charged with sexually abusing teenage boys in the 1970s. He currently faces seven charges of sodomy.
During a competency hearing Thursday, the defense attorney called Schook’s brothers to the stand. They both described him as forgetful, paranoid, and lethargic.
“He should be dead. According to the statistics with what he has, he should be dead,” said Jesse Schook.
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