Monsignor William Lynn, the first American Catholic Church official
to be convicted of covering up clergy sex abuse of children, will be in
court Thursday morning with hopes of avoiding a new trial that is
currently scheduled for May.
Lynn, 65, was released from prison in August after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his 2012 conviction. The high court affirmed that jurors were "prejudiced" by hearing hours of evidence about abuse unrelated to Lynn's actions as a supervisor with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Lynn, 65, was released from prison in August after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his 2012 conviction. The high court affirmed that jurors were "prejudiced" by hearing hours of evidence about abuse unrelated to Lynn's actions as a supervisor with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/100212-lynn-aims-to-dodge-new-trial-after-court-overturns-conviction-in-philly-clergy-sex-abuse-coverup