Former Roman Catholic priest Alexander Bede Walsh went on trial last Monday after denying sexually assaulting seven boys over a 20-year period.
The 57-year-old has previously entered not guilty pleas to all 25 charges put to him.
He denied 23 charges of indecently assaulting a male and two further charges of sexual assault.
It is alleged he indecently assaulted boys aged between seven and 16 on dates between July 1974 and December 1994.
Walsh, of Church Lane, Abbots Bromley, near Rugeley, served as a priest in Cheadle for 14 years until 1999.
He was a governor and chaplain at Painsley Catholic High School in the town.
He also served in Coventry and Coleshill.