WAUKESHA -- The Waukesha County District Attorney will not pursue new charges against a priest accused of sexual assault of a teenage girl.
Father Charles Hanel was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in December 2017 during confession at Queen of Apostles Church.
At trial, the judge agreed to a motion for a mistrial and dismissed the jury.
Now, in a letter obtained by FOX6 News, District Attorney Sue Opper said she will not seek new charges to avoid the strain of a new trial for all of the parties involved.
Hanel's defense attorney said the decision is welcome news for "an innocent man who has been through a terrible ordeal."