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 for the indecent assault of a 10-year-old boy in the late 1990s . 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 . Philadelphia archdiocese finds 2 priests unsuitable for ministry . 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 . '' The victim , now in his 20s , reported to authorities in 2009 that he was sexually abused while he was in Catholic grade school by Engelhardt , Shero and another priest , Edward Avery . A grand jury determined his allegations had merit , and the priests were subsequently charged and arrested . They were among dozens of Philadelphia priests accused of sex abuse in the grand jury report . Avery pleaded guilty after admitting he sexually assaulted the boy and was sentenced to 2½ to five years in prison . Besides indecent assault , Engelhardt also was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child , corruption of a minor and conspiracy . Shero 's other convictions were for endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of a minor .
Priest , you were accused of killing boy in separate incidents more than decade ago . District attorney to child abuse victims : evidence shows you 'll be heard if you come forward . Priest , now in his 20s , was abused while in Catholic school in Philadelphia .