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	Montgomery County Judge Tosses Priest's Conviction Rev. John Broderick Had Faced Jail Time for Endangerment Charges By Robert Gavin Albany Times Union April 8, 2009 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=788257 FONDA -- The Rev. John Broderick is no longer convicted of anything. This morning, Montgomery County Court Judge Felix J. Catena tossed Broderick's February conviction on a child endangerment charge. A jury had also acquitted Broderick of child molestation charges. The 48-year-old priest was expected to be sentenced today and faced up to a year in jail. But his conviction was vacated this morning by Catena, who agreed with a request by Broderick's attorney to set aside the verdict. The misdemeanor was the only charge the jury convicted him of at a February sex abuse trial. Broderick, 48, had faced up to seven years in prison if convicted of molesting three Palatine boys -- now ages 12, 10 and 6 -- between late 2006 and early 2007. He faced no more than one year in jail and could have been sentenced to probation.
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