 Delp, von Moltke, and Sperr were sentenced to death by hanging for high treason and treason.The court had dropped the charge against Delp of being aware of 20 July plot, but his dedication to the Kreisau Circle, his work as a Jesuit priest, and his Christian-social worldview were enough to seal his fate.While he was in prison, the Gestapo offered Delp his freedom in return for leaving the Jesuits, but he rejected it.