Tag Archives: WIlliam Lynn

“Phila. judge sets Wednesday for Msgr. Lynn motion to dismiss child endangerment retrial” & related articles

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Sylvia
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philly.com Updated: January 6, 2017 — 1:08 AM EST by Joseph A. Slobodzian, Staff Writer Monsignor William Lynn leaves the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Monday, January 6, 2014. Monsignor Lynn was released from prison after his conviction was … Continue reading →

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Pa. justices won’t reinstate Catholic Church monsignor’s conviction

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Sylvia
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triblive.com By The Associated Press | Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 11:00 p.m. Monsignor William Lynn leaves a bail hearing Jan. 6, 2014, at the Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia. Photo by AP PHILADELPHIA — The first American church official convicted … Continue reading →

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“Judge orders Msgr. Lynn back to prison” & related article

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Sylvia
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philly.com Last updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 1:08 AM Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 10:11 AM Joseph A. Slobodzian, Inquirer Staff Writer Msgr. William J. Lynn, the first Catholic Church official convicted in the clergy sex-abuse scandal, returned to prison … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Top Court Reinstates Monsignor’s Conviction

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Sylvia
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 ABC news (USA) PHILADELPHIA — Apr 27, 2015, 8:32 PM ET By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press AP The state’s highest court on Monday reinstated the landmark child-endangerment conviction of a Roman Catholic monsignor who was the first U.S. church official … Continue reading →

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Monsignor Lynn conviction reversed on appeal

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Sylvia
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I had to post this.  Monsignor Lynn has successfully appealed his conviction for child endangerment.   Thankfully prosecutors say they intend to appeal Sylvia Pa. court reverses conviction of Roman Catholic church official jailed in clergy abuse scandal The Daily … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Priest Charged with Rape” & related article & VIDEO

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sylvia
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Office of the District Attorney (Seth Williams) City of Philadelphia 26 September 2013 by tashaj4 September 26, 2013:  The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged the Rev. Robert L. Brennan with Rape, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (IDSI), and Aggravated Indecent … Continue reading →

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Date set for appeal of priest’s conviction

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Sylvia
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philly.com 09 August 2013 Joseph A. Slobodzian, Inquirer Staff Writer FILE – In a Tuesday, March 27, 2012 file photo, Monsignor William Lynn leaves the Criminal Justice Center, in Philadelphia. Lynn was the first U.S. church official branded a felon … Continue reading →

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Pa. judge defends church aide’s trial, conviction

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Sylvia
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Pa. judge defends church aide’s trial, conviction A judge is defending her decisions in the trial of the first Catholic Church official in the United States to be charged and convicted in the cover-up of the priest abuse scandal. The … Continue reading →

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`Phila. jury convicts 2 in sexual assault of altar boy`& related articles

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sylvia
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philly.com 31 January 2013 ED HILLE / Staff Photographer District Attorney Seth Williams praised the jurors, saying he was thankful they decided “to hold these two men accountable” for a heinous crime. Gallery: Phila. jury convicts 2 in sexual assault … Continue reading →

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“Witness: After rape by teacher ‘I had to go’ to school” & related articles

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sylvia
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philly.com Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 11:37 AM Joseph A. Slobodzian, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The defense lawyer for former parochial schoolteacher Bernard Shero today began trying to chip away at the credibility of a 24-year-old Northeast man who says he … Continue reading →

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