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‘Hung’ jury told to keep trying in clergy sex-abuse case

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com Posted: Wed, Jun. 20, 2012, 10:04 AM By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS Philadelphia Daily News Monsignor William Lynn arrives at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia for a question by the jury on … Continue reading →

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Eighth day of deliberations end with more questions from jury in clergy-sex abuse trial

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com 14 June 2012 By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS Msgr. William Lynn (right) leaves the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Thursday, June 14, 2012. ( ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ) Jurors … Continue reading →

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“No verdict yet in Philadelphia church child sex trial” and related articles

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sylvia
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Chicago Tribune 11 June 2012 June 11, 2012|Reuters PHILADELPHIA, June 11 (Reuters) – Day six of jury deliberations ended with no verdict on Monday in the child endangerment case of the highest ranking U.S. cleric to go to trial in … Continue reading →

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“Priest sex abuse jurors ask: What’s an ‘ephebophile?’” & “Jurors in clergy abuse trial ask about rape, conspiracy charges”

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com Posted: Wed, Jun. 6, 2012, 1:33 PM By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS After spending two days asking the judge to explain complex questions about the law, jurors at the clergy-sex abuse trial apparently … Continue reading →

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Jurors in clergy abuse trial ask about rape, conspiracy charges

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com 05 June 2012 By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS On their first full day of deliberations Monday, jurors in the landmark sex-abuse trial of two Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests weren’t shy about asking questions. … Continue reading →

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Phily priest sex-abuse trial hears heated closing arguments

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com 01 June 2012 By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian Inquirer Staff Writers CHARLES FOX / Staff Msgr. William J. Lynn, with attorneys Thomas Bergstrom (left) and Jeffrey Lindy, is charged with conspiracy. As the official in charge … Continue reading →

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Closing statements made in Philadelphia church pedophilia trial

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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The Chicago Tribune 6:51 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2012  Dave Warner Reuters Monsignor William Lynn leaves the courthouse for lunch recess during his trial in Philadelphia (Scott Anderson Reuters, REUTERS / May 31, 2012   PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The prosecution … Continue reading →

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“Defense: “Lynn ‘put spotlight’ on sex abuse by priests” & “Defense: Monsignor not liable for sins of church”

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com Posted: Thu, May. 31, 2012, 12:06 PM By John P. Martin and Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS A defense lawyer urged a Philadelphia jury Thursday to acquit Msgr. William J. Lynn, arguing the former Archdiocesan official is being … Continue reading →

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Closing arguments Thursday in Pa. priest trial

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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Published May 30, 2012 Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – In opening statements in March, a prosecutor called the alleged cover-up of child sexual assaults by priests a battle between right and wrong within the Philadelphia archdiocese. But hundreds of church documents … Continue reading →

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Evidence in clergy abuse trial shows a culture of secrecy

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Sylvia
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philly.com May 21, 2012 By John P. Martin, Inquirer Staff Writer The charges against Msgr. William J. Lynn are narrow: that the former Archdiocese of Philadelphia official endangered children by letting two priests live or work in parishes despite signs … Continue reading →

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