PHILADELPHIA—A verdict may be near in a church-abuse case that rocked the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

The city jury says it has resolved most counts against the Rev. Charles Engelhardt and teacher Bernard Shero.

But they're back at work trying to avoid a deadlock on one remaining count.

A 24-year-old policeman's son and longtime heroin addict says he was sexually assaulted as a boy by both defendants.

His complaint led to last year's landmark prosecution of a church official convicted of child endangerment for transferring a suspected predator priest. Monsignor William Lynn is serving three to six years in prison.

Neither the 49-year-old Shero nor the 66-year-old Engelhardt took the witness stand.

But the defense has attacked the accuser's credibility throughout the two-week trial.