the presentment were "contemporaneous failure to respond properly" when he learned of his brother's sexual misconduct and the "subsequent suppression of pertinent information." Three days later, Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church inhibited Bennison "from all ordained ministry pending a judgment of the Court for the Trial of a Bishop". The Episcopal Church's Court for the Trial of a Bishop is a nine-member body consisting of both clergy and laity. Conviction by an ecclesiastical court and deposition On June 25, 2008, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop unanimously convicted Bennison on the first count (that he knowingly did nothing while his brother John, also a cleric, engaged in sexual relations with a minor) and six of the members voted to convict him on the second count (that he covered up his brother's sexual misconduct).<ref>[http://www.episcopal-life.org/79901_98300_ENG_HTM.htm Schjonberg, Mary Frances. "Bennison convicted of conduct unbecoming a clergy member: Court for the Trial of a Bishop issues two-count judgment". Episcopal Life Online. (www.episcopal-life.org) 26 June 2008. Accessed 19 May 2009.] </ref> Both the Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, and the standing committee of the diocese asked for his permanent deposition from holy orders and a ban against him having any ministerial function in the Episcopal Church. On October 3, 2008, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop handed down its sentence, formally deposing Bennison from holy orders. Specifically it stated that "The court finds that even today [Bennison] has not shown that he comprehends the nature, significance and effect of his conduct and has not accepted responsibility and repented for his conduct and the substantial negative effects of that conduct." Subsequent motions, successful appeal, and reinstatement Bennison later filed a motion seeking a reduction of his sentence, but in February 2009 the court upheld its decision to depose Bennison. Subsequently, Bennison appealed his conviction to the Court of Review for the Trial of a Bishop, a separate court composed of nine bishops."Suspended Episcopal bishop to have last chance in May". O'Reilly, David. Philadelphia Inquirer. March 19, 2010. Meanwhile, on April 17, 2009, Bennison's attorney filed a motion with the Court for the Trial of a Bishop requesting a new trial, citing newly uncovered exculpatory evidence. According to Bennison's attorney, more than 200 letters, written by the then-teenage female to John, were discovered that contradicted witness testimony at the trial. Bennison's